The Winton Motor Carriage Company was organised in Cleveland, Ohio, US with Alexander Winton as President, Thomas W Henderson as Vice President, Geirge H Brown as Secretary-Treasurer, and Leo Melanowski as Chief Engineer
Monday 1st March 1897 The Winton Motor Carriage Company was organised in Cleveland, Ohio, US with Alexander Winton as President, Thomas W Henderson as Vice President, Geirge H Brown as Secretary-Treasurer, and Leo Melanowski as Chief Engineer. To promote his early products, Winton drove one of his automobiles to New York City in July 1897,…
A prototype Daimler parcel van, the first petrol-powered truck to be manufactured in Great Britain, completed a successful 70-mile round trip between Coventry and Birmingham with a full payload
Tuesday 2nd February 1897 A prototype Daimler parcel van, the first petrol-powered truck to be manufactured in Great Britain, completed a successful 70-mile round trip between Coventry and Birmingham with a full payload.
The first-ever speed hillclimb was held over a 10
Sunday 31st January 1897 The first-ever speed hillclimb was held over a 10.3 mile course from Nice to La Turbie, just outside Monte Carlo, forming the last stage of the Marseille-Nice race. It was won by Pary driving Andre Michelin’s 15 hp De Dion Bouton steam, which averaged just under 20 mph. A 18 hp…
The first of many “Semaines de Nice” automobile races from Marseille to La Turbie, began
Friday 29th January 1897 The first of many “Semaines de Nice” automobile races from Marseille to La Turbie, began. Winner of the Car Class was Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat on a De Dion-Bouton steam break, covering the 240 km in 7 hours 45 minutes 9 seconds (30 kmph). The Motorcycle Class was won by Chesnay on…
The first motor van manufactured in Britain was delivered to the South Wales Motor Car & Cycle Co
Saturday 2nd January 1897 The first motor van manufactured in Britain was delivered to the South Wales Motor Car & Cycle Co. Ltd of Cardiff, having made a journey of 150 miles under its own steam from Chiswick. Built by Thornycroft in Hogarth Lane, Chiswick, it was a chain-driven 1.5-ton steam vehicle. The journey to…