The £75,000 mid-engined Noble M14 was unveiled at the Birmingham Motor Show in the West Midlands
Wednesday 26th May 2004 The £75,000 mid-engined Noble M14 was unveiled at the Birmingham Motor Show in the West Midlands. It had 400 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS) at 6,100 rpm from a highly modified version of Ford’s 3.0 litre (2,968 cc) V6 using a six-speed manual transmission and twin turbochargers. The engine developed 385…
Welsh snooker star Mark Williams severely damaged his £50,000 Noble M12 GTO with its personalised CUE 1 number plate on an icy road and crashed into roadside bushes south Wales
Friday 27th December 2002 Welsh snooker star Mark Williams severely damaged his £50,000 Noble M12 GTO with its personalised CUE 1 number plate on an icy road and crashed into roadside bushes south Wales.
After nearly 20 years of domination by Americans, Briton Richard Noble raced to a new one-mile land-speed record in his jet-powered Thrust 2 vehicle
Tuesday 4th October 1983 After nearly 20 years of domination by Americans, Briton Richard Noble raced to a new one-mile land-speed record in his jet-powered Thrust 2 vehicle. The Thrust 2, a 17,000-pound jet-powered Rolls-Royce Avon 302 designed by John Ackroyd, reached a record 633.468 mph over the one-mile course in Nevada’s stark Black Rock…
Richard Noble in his 17,000 lb thrust Rolls-Royce Avon 302 jet powered Thrust II achieved a speed of 263
Thursday 25th September 1980 Richard Noble in his 17,000 lb thrust Rolls-Royce Avon 302 jet powered Thrust II achieved a speed of 263.92 mph at Greenham Common, Berkshire – the highest land speed attained in Great Britain.
Born on this day, Richard Noble, OBE, was a holder of the land speed record, and was the project director of the Thrust SSC, which currently holds the land speed record of 633
Wednesday 6th March 1946 Born on this day, Richard Noble, OBE, was a holder of the land speed record, and was the project director of the Thrust SSC, which currently holds the land speed record of 633.468 mph (1019 km/h), which was set at Black Rock Desert in 1987.
Marques
Find out more about the history of your favourite marques Abarth Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bugatti Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Citroen Dacia Ferrari Fiat Ford Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Kia Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lotus Maserati Mazda Mclaren Mercedes-Benz MG Mini Mitsubishi Morgan Nissan Noble Pagani Peugeot Porsche Radical Renault Rolls-Royce…
19-25 October: Motoring Milestones
Discover the most momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……… 160 years ago this week, an internal combustion engine designed by Eugenio Barsanti and Felice Matteucci was installed at the Maria Antonia railway station in Florence, Italy, the first instance where such an engine was put into practical usage [19 October…
21-27 September: Motoring Milestones
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……… 160 years ago this week, brothers Philander H and Francis M Roots of Connersville, Illinois, US were issued with a United States patent for their supercharger, a design that would be extensively adopted by the automobile industry many years later [25 September…
27 May – 2 June
Discover the momentous motoring events that took place this week in history ……. 110 years ago this week, Guy Lee Evans, riding an Indian, became the first American to win a motorcycle race at Brooklands in England [31 May 1909]………..US president William Howard Taft touched a key in Washington, D.C. that sent a signal to…
23-24 June: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
Discover the momentous motor sports events that have taken place this weekend in history ……. ~23 June~ 1909: A Ford Model T crossed the finish line in the New York City to Seattle Endurance Race after 22 days and 55 minutes to claim the Guggenheim Cup and a $2,000 first prize. A Shawmut came in…
An Everyday Journey Through Motoring History, Facts & Trivia
This Day In Automotive History
