The First Race Car A Journey into the History of Motorsport

The very successful early European rally races ended in 1903, when Marcel ... "Electric car wins the first auto race in the United States". History ... Mercedes 60 hp racing car, 1903. of 36. This photo originally appeared in Horseless Age in the autumn of 1903. The race meet was held in Southern California and featured among several cars this ... In 1903, the fledgling Ford Motor Company made its first sale of a Model A on July 28, 1903. The 1903 Ford Model A was a simple machine with ... Other smaller purchases were at the same time being arranged with other suppliers for car bodies, wheels, and tires. As early as March 25, 1903, for example, ... On this day in 1903 Dorothy Levitt became the first British woman reported in the press to compete in an automobile motor race. In 1895 the first true race was held, from Paris to Bordeaux, France, and back, a distance of 1,178 km. The winner made an average speed of ... In 1903, with Tom Cooper, I built two cars solely for speed. They were quite alike. One we named the “999” and the other the “Arrow.” If an automobile were ... The Benz patent motor car Victoria is the first vehicle with the double-pivot steering for which Carl Benz filed a patent in 1893. The new company's first product, the Model A, was conventional by the standards of the day. It featured a two-cylinder engine mounted under the seat and rear ...