That's how we roll; early tracks

This was the design of Mr Gaston Liègeard, a french photographer from a wealthy family who travelled extensively. In 1907 and 1908 he travelled the deserts of Maghreb with his 28 hp type 93 Peugeot. To conquer the sand, he rolled the automobile over coconut fibre mats of roughly 50 cm width. Which, as you can see in the picture, rotated around the whole car – quite an invention. The source tells us that “After a successful trip of 450 km from Biskra to Touggourt, and also a 150 km route between Tebessa and Gafsa, this curious process was abandoned.”

Maybe it wasn't ideal – but it must have been a real sight!

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Source: Europeana.