Motorists Gallery

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road

Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen. Behind them, a typical motor car of the period, with it's passengers wrapped up against the cold. In the background can be seen a motor driven van and a bicycle, with four riders. The original caption for this image, which was published in the Christmas Number, was a two verse poem entitled: Who Wants a motor-car?

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The Hon C. S. Rolls in his 110 H.P. Mors car

Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) British engineer and aviator in 1906. Henry Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls, whose company sold quality cars in London. Agreement was reached that Royce Limited would manufacture a range of cars to be exclusively sold by CS Rolls & Co they were to bear the name Rolls-Royce. Pictured seated in his 110 H.P. Mors car with which he beat the world's record at Welbeck on 12 October 1903, travelling at a rate of 83 3/4 miles per hour. Date: 1903

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Finish of the Thousand Miles Trial in 1900

The finish of the Thousand Miles Trial which ended on 12 May 1900 in Whitehall, London. The first car in the row is a 12 h.p. Panhard driven by Charles Rolls who is seated at the wheel. Behind is the first Napier with its owner, Edward Kennard. The trial took these primitive, early vehicles on a 1, 108 mile route from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall via Bristol, Birmingham, Kendal, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield and Nottingham. Date: 1900

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