The Paris-Madrid Automobile Race – Scientific American Supplement – 20 June 1903
The Scientific American and the Scientific American Supplement both reported mostly on automobile events, as they happened. Mostly the Supplement gave info on technical features of the automobiles, whereas the Sceintific American dealt with the events. For 1903, I couldn’f hardly find anything in the Scientific American on the Paris-Madrid race, in contrast to it’s […]
Gabriel the Leader in the Paris-Madrid Race – Motor Age – 22 May 1903
This 1903 Paris-Madrid report of Motor Age, first a summary is given with the finish results at Bordeaux. Then, no less than fourteen (14!) small chapters describe specific points of the race. Text and photos with courtesy of hathitrust.org hathitrust.org, compiled by motorracingistory.comMOTOR AGE VOL. III. No. 22. MAY 28, 1903. GABRIEL THE LEADER IN […]
Le départ de la Course Paris-Marid – La Locomotion Automobile – 28 May 1903
The night before the race, the early morning and the first hours of the Paris-Madrid race are described here very lively. The huge masses that came for that event and the enthuisiasm of all those spectators standing along the streets. In this first part of the day, nothing seemed to darken the bright skys of […]
Les Courses de Vitesse – La Locomotion Automobile – 28 May 1903
Comment to this article of La Locomotion Automobile will follow suit.(Translation included at the end). Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr Texte et photos compilé par motorracinghistoryLa Locomotion Automobile — 10e Année, No. 22, 28 mai1903, pages 342-343 LES COURSES DE VITESSE Notre excellent collaborateur, M. L. Béguin, nous envoie l’article‘ suivant sur […]
A Propos de Paris-Madrid – La Locomotion Automobile – 28 May 1903
Comment to this article of La Locomotion Automobile will follow suit.(Translation included at the end). Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr Texte et photos compilé par motorracinghistoryLa Locomotion Automobile — 10e Année, No. 22, 28 mai1903, pages 342-343 A PROPOS DE PARIS-MADRID – LES CAUSES DES ACCIDENTS Dans une lettre que j’adressais samedi […]
La Presse et Paris-Madrid – La Locomotion Automobile – 28 May 1903
Comment to this article of La Locomotion Automobile will follow suit.(Translation included at the end). Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr Texte et photos compilé par motorracinghistoryLa Locomotion Automobile — 10e Année, No. 22, 28 mai1903, pages 339-342 La Presse et Paris-Madrid. La mauvaise journée de dimanche a été commentée diversement par nos […]
Paris-Madrid – La Locomotion Automobile – 28 May 1903
In this first of several publications of La Locomotion Automobile, the technical progress is hailed, as well as the speeds that were now possible in all participating classes. But alas, the many deaths and wounded that fell on Sunday are also mourned. For those days not unusual, they were described with: „The fallen soldiers of […]
Times-Herald Contest: Through Snow and Slush – The Horseless Age – January 1896
Comment is on the way. 18.08.2026 Text and photos with courtesy of hathitrust.org, www.hathitrust.org , compiled by motorracinghistory.The Horseless Age – Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1896, pp. 29 – 30 TIMES-HERALD CONTEST. Through Snow and Slush Contestants Struggle on-A Severe Test and a Signal Triumph. Notwithstanding that Chicago had been visited by a […]
Thanksgiving Day Route – The Horseless Age – December 1895
Just before the Times-Herald race, the route was changed slightly, of which the map is shown here as well as it’s description. Rules are also revised, in all now „only“ 27. One could get the impression, it’s more a contest for rule-makers than for car-drivers. Just jokin‘, I know. But 27 rules for some 52 […]
Times-Herald Contest: Rules and Route of the Road Race – The Horseless Age – November 1895
Here, The Horseless Age in its first year ánd in its first issue, published several extensive details of the Times-herald Contest, stipulating the prizes, all of the 32 articles of the contest’s rules, the complete course, sas well as all the entries, 66 in total. Text and photos with courtesy of hathitrust.org, www.hathitrust.org , compiled […]