Full title reads: "The non skid tyre at last. Military and automobile authorities see successful trials under severe skidding tests".
Paris, France.
C/U of a man's hands holding section of rubber tyre. M/S of two important looking men examining the section of tyre - it has deep treads and several inner tube sections. Various shots of truck driving around muddy test ground doing deliberate turns - without skidding out of control.
Intertitle reads: "Boillot ... famous racing motorist ... skids 'head to tail' at 60 miles an hour in safety!"
C/U of Boillot sitting behind wheel of racing car. Various shots of Boillot driving around the test ground at great speed, deliberately swerving and skidding. A crowd of men gather around Boillot as he car comes to a stop.
Note: test driver probably Andre Boillot, possibly a relation of George Boillot, racing driver killed in World War One. AH 2001.
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André Boillot was Georges Boillot's younger brother. The racing car is a Peugeot.