21-27 March: Motoring Milestones
21 -27 March 90 years ago this week, Henry Segrave driving a 4 litre Sunbeam Ladybird established a new world land speed record of 152.33 mph (240.31 km/h) in Southport, England (21 March 1926). This record lasted for just over a month, until it was broken by J.G. Parry-Thomas driving Babs, powered by a 27-litre…
14-20 March: Motoring Milestones
14 – 20 March 110 years ago this week, Rolls-Royce Ltd. was officially registered with Charles S. Rolls and F. Henry Royce as directors (15 March 1906). The two men agreed that Royce Limited would manufacture a line of cars to be sold exclusively by C.S. Rolls & Co. Just after the company was organised,…
29 February – 6 March: Motoring Milestones
29th February – 6th March 120 years ago this week ….. Charles Brady King, an American engineer and entrepreneur (6th March 1896) test drove his first car in Detroit, Michigan, US in front of hundreds of spectators at speeds up to 7 mph, becoming the first man to drive a car in the Motor City.…
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