La Course des Voitures Automobiles Paris-Bordeaux – L’Illustration – 22 June 1895
This is the June issue of the French magazine L’Illustration that most probably, Henry Kohlsaat of the Times-Herald newspaper of Chicago could have seen in May 1895. This then was the main impetus for him to start organising a similar contest in Chicago. In November 1895, that race event then was to become America’s first […]
Les Automobiles en Amerique (Translation) – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 10, October 1895
If anyone might have tought that Europe wouldn’t be interested in US motor racing: here’s proof of the contrary. In it’s first active publishing year, the French magazine La Locomotion Automobile publishes in all three reports on the first American motoring race; written by their US correspondant Charles Loved. This second article shows that preliminary […]
Les Automobiles en Amerique – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 10, October 1895
If anyone might have tought that Europe wouldn’t be interested in US motor racing: here’s proof of the contrary. In it’s first active publishing year, the French magazine La Locomotion Automobile publishes in all three reports on the first American motoring race; written by their US correspondant Charles Loved. This second article shows that preliminary […]
La Course du „Times-Herald“ à Chicago (Translation) – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 9, Septembre 1895
If anyone might have tought that Europe wouldn’t be interested in US motor racing: here’s proof of the contrary. In it’s first active publishing year, the French magazine La Locomotion Automobile publishes in all three reports on the first American motoring race; written by their US correspondant Charles Loved. This first article shows the introduction, […]
La Course du „Times-Herald“ à Chicago – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 9, Septembre 1895
If anyone might have tought that Europe wouldn’t be interested in US motor racing: here’s proof of the contrary. In it’s first active publishing year, the French magazine La Locomotion Automobile publishes in all three reports on the first American motoring race; written by their US correspondant Charles Loved. This first article shows the introduction, […]
La Course du „Times-Herald“ (Translation) – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 12, Décembre 1895
If anyone might have tought that Europe wouldn’t be interested in US motor racing: here’s proof of the contrary. In it’s first active publishing year, the French magazine La Locomotion Automobile publishes an extensive report on the first American motoring race, half a year after the Paris-Bordeaux race. A complete list of the 84 contestants […]
La Course du „Times-Herald“ – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 12, Décembre 1895
If anyone might have tought that Europe wouldn’t be interested in US motor racing: here’s proof of the contrary. In it’s first active publishing year, the French magazine La Locomotion Automobile publishes an extensive report on the first American motoring race, half a year after the Paris-Bordeaux race. A complete list of the 84 contestants […]
La Course des Voitures Automobiles – Le Figaro – 16 June 1895
At the end of the race, there are doubts whether the steamers, who were „defeated“ quite clear, would have no future. „He who can do the more can do the less“ was the word to conclude that now, the „sans chevaux“ were within every one’s reach. (Translation included at the end). Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque […]
La Course des Voitures Automobiles – Le Figaro – 13 June 1895
Halfway the race, when the first car arrived in Bordeaux, it showed that the average speed over just a wee bit less than six hundred kilometers, appeared to be some 24 kmh! „What a speed“ as was aclaimed. Who would have beleived that? And, surprisingly, the bicycles could not meet up with that speed over […]
La Course des Voitures Automobiles – Le Figaro – 12 June 1895
The very best known French newspaper, Le Figaro, even reported the first race event of history. A three-piece article was written by the well-known reporter Paul Meyan, who in later years was to write more and more on technical automotive developments. This first issue, dealing with the first half of the race really makes clear […]