3-9 April: Motoring Milestones
Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Jack Kerouac, Charles Rolls, Formula 1 and Goodyear tires. 130 years ago this week, Lucius D Copeland of Phoenix, Arizona, US was issued with a United States patent for his steam-powered bicycle [5 April 1887]…….115 years ago today, Hon Charles Rolls, driving a 60 hp…
21-22 January: This weekend in Motor Sport History
~21 January~ 1911: Twenty-three cars from 11 different locations around Euroep converged on the tiny Principality of Monaco to compete in the first Monte Carlo car rally. Organised by the Automobile Club de Monaco, the challenging race took place along the French Riviera. Results depended not on driving time alone, but on judges’ assessments of…
24-25 December: This Weekend in Motor Sport History
~24~ [amazon template=banner easy] 1985: Legendary racing driver Prince Bira of Siam died of a heart attack aged 71 while travelling on the London Underground between Hammersmith and Baron’s Court. It was a very ordinary end for an extraordinary character. Officially called Prince Birabangse Bhanudej Bhanubandh – he start ed racing in a Riley Imp…
4-10 July: Motoring Milestones
4 -10 July 150 years ago this week, Father George A. Belcourt of Rusticoville, Prince Edward Island, Canada displayed the Ware Steam Car built by Elijah Ware of Bayonne, New Jersey that he had recently purchased – this was the first automobile on the island and is often cited as the first United States-built automobile…
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