Les séances de 18 Novembre et 13 Décembre 1894 (Translation) – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 1, January 1895
In the first 1895-issue of La Locomotion Automobile, the first meetings in preparation of the Paris-Bordeaux race were published. These were the very first two meetings held in november and december 1894. A long read indeed; but it becomes clear how serious and meticulous the preparations were, already more than half a year ahead. (Translation […]
Les séances de 18 Novembre et 13 Décembre 1894 – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 1, January 1895
In the first 1895-issue of La Locomotion Automobile, the first meetings in preparation of the Paris-Bordeaux race were published. These were the very first two meetings held in november and december 1894. A long read indeed; but it becomes clear how serious and meticulous the preparations were, already more than half a year ahead. (Translation […]
Après la Course, Translation – La Locomotion Automobile – No. 7, July 1895
In four separate and small articles, the complete route of the world’s first auto race was published in La Locomotion Automobile. The four separate sections are meticously described, whitnessing thereby how carefully the preparations were made by the organisers. (Translation of original text). With courtesy of the Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr and the Conservatoire numérique des […]
Itinéraire Officiel de la Course, Translation – La Locomotion Automobile – February-May 1895
In four separate and small articles, the complete route of the world’s first auto race was published in La Locomotion Automobile. The four separate sections are meticously described, whitnessing thereby how carefully the preparations were made by the organisers. (Translation of original Text). With courtesy of the Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr and the Conservatoire numérique des […]
Itinéraire Officiel de la Course – La Locomotion Automobile – February-May 1895
In four separate and small articles, the complete route of the world’s first auto race was published in La Locomotion Automobile. The four separate sections are meticously described, whitnessing thereby how carefully the preparations were made by the organisers. (Translation separately). Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr Avec l’autorisation du Conservatoire numérique des Arts et […]
Automobile Carriages – Scientific American – 20 July 1895
This Scientific American article describes the 1895 Paris-Bordeaux race, something like the view through American eyes. Referring to the French magazine „L’Illustration“, it shows that many magazines cooperated with each other already in those days. With permission of hathitrust hathitrust.org == Text and fotos compiled by motorracinghistory motorracinghistory.com Scientific American — Volume LXXIII, No. 3, […]
La Course Paris-Bordeaux-Paris – Histoire de L’Automobile – 1907 (Translation)
The book of Pierre Souvestre, „Histoire de l’Automobile“ covers very extensively the very first years of the automotive industry up until 1906. The section „La vitesse et sa griserie“ deals with the very first automobile race in history: the 1895 Course de Paris-Bordeaux. (Translation). With permission of the Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr Text and fotos […]
La Course Paris-Bordeaux-Paris – Histoire de L’Automobile – 1907
The book of Pierre Souvestre, „Histoire de l’Automobile“ covers very extensively the very first years of the automotive industry up until 1906. The section „La vitesse et sa griserie“ deals with the very first automobile race in history: the 1895 Course de Paris-Bordeaux. (Translation separately). Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr Texte et photos […]
Voitures Automobiles, Les Lauréats du Concours du „Petit Journal“, Translation – La Nature – 25 August 1894
In this second of two articles in the scientific magazine La Nature on the 1894 Concours, the journalist E. Hospitalier describes the vehicles that won in one of the difference categories. There were the gasoline-powered Panhard-Levassors, the Peugeots. The gasoline-powered cars of Vacheron (the only with a steering wheel instead of a steering tiller) and […]
Voitures Automobiles, Les Lauréats du Concours du „Petit Journal“ – La Nature – 25 August 1894
In this second of two articles in the scientific magazine La Nature on the 1894 Concours, the journalist E. Hospitalier describes the vehicles that won in one of the difference categories. There were the gasoline-powered Panhard-Levassors, the Peugeots. The gasoline-powered cars of Vacheron (the only with a steering wheel instead of a steering tiller) and […]