La Course Paris-Madrid – La Locomotion- 30 May 1903
The 1903 Paris – Madrid race, described and commented in this article, cost the lives of many spectators, drivers and mecahnics. And thus, it formed the end of the City-to-City era. „la fête finit ainsi“ = „the party thus ended“ was written. The most well-known driver who came to death was Marcel Renault. Avec l’authorisation […]
America’s First Horseless Carriage Race 1895 – Saturday Evening Post – January 1941
This article was published in The Saturday Evening Post of January 5th 1941, just some 45 years after the event took place. Written by Herman Henry (H. H.) Kohlsaat (1853-1924), reportedly editor and publisher of the Times-Herald newspaper, the originator of this first vehicle event in America. He got the idea of a carriage contest, […]
First American Automobile Race 1895 – hathitrust
„A pictorial history of the American automobile, as seen in Motor Magazine 1903-1953“, by Philip Van Doren Stern. This 1953 book explains a large part of the first fifty years American automotive history, covered in over just more than 250 pages. This part below deals with the 1895 November Times-Herald contest in Chicago. Text and […]
A Golden Anniversary 1895-1945 – hathitrust
„A pictorial history of the American automobile, as seen in Motor Magazine 1903-1953“, by Philip Van Doren Stern. This 1953 book explains a large part of the first fifty years American automotive history, covered in over just more than 250 pages. This part below deals with the 1895 November Times-Herald contest in Chicago. Text and […]
La Parigi-Madrid – La Stampa Sportiva – 7 June 1903
This 1903 Paris-Madrid report from La Stampa Sportiva, Italy, also shows warnings and even kind of rejection, when it starts with: „la data del 24 maggio rimarrà scritta a caratteri rossi e doppiamente funesta negli annali dello sport automobilistico.“ Meaning „the date of May 24 will remain written in red letters as a double tragic […]
Parigi-Madrid – L’Illustrazione Italiana – 31 Mai 1903
This 1903 Paris-Madrid report of the Italian magazine L’Illustrazione Italiana, shows comprehensive writing on this race, which even was called „Corsa-macello“! Everyone who’s been in Italy, after some time knows what to ask, when looking for a butcher: macelleria! The report ends with warning words, when saying: „…. sarà un terribile ammonimento per gli imprudenti, […]
Paris-Bordeaux-The Place and the Winners – Motor Age – 11 June 1903
This 1903 Paris-Madrid report of Motor Age, titled Paris-Bordeaux, really gives the effective route of that City-to-City race. It’s a very complete and extended report of that dramatic race, even summing up names of the deceased and of the wounded people. Means, you’re invited to a fairy long, but interesting read with many specifics. Text […]
Paris-Madrid – 2 – La Vie au Grand Air – 29 May 1903
La Vie au Grand Air was known for their picture-rich articles on motor racing events. The 29th May 1903 issue is almost completely adressed to the 1903 Paris – Madrid Race, enriched by many fotos. Now, in this Part 2, the last ten pages-with-fotos are shown. Allthough only foto captions and their translation, still some […]
Paris-Madrid – 1 – La Vie au Grand Air – 29 May 1903
La Vie au Grand Air was known for their picture-rich articles on motor racing events. The 29th May 1903 issue is almost completely adressed to the 1903 Paris – Madrid Race, enriched by many fotos. In this Part 1, the first five pages-with-fotos are shown, as well as the article main text; inclusive translation. Still, […]
Geschichte des Pneumatiks – Moderne illustrierte Zeitung – 1 August 1913
This is a technically interesting article in an Austrian magazine from 1913 on how Mr. Michelin came to his idea of a „pneumatic tire“. He used these in the 1895 Paris-Bordeaux race and he introduced later the demountable tire rims. The article further stresses out the extent of industrial backgound on tire production. Text and […]
