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 […]
Pen Pictures of the Paris-Madrid – The Automobile – 13 June 1903
This 1903 Paris-Madrid report of The Automobile, titled „Pen Pictures of the Paris-Madrid“ talks about a „helter-skelter flight“, which thus really was. Expressions like „Laxity of Policing“, „Criminal Carelessness“ and „Precautions not observed“ say it all, with a relveiving „Injured improving“ in the final part of the report. It covers many aspects of this catastophical […]
Paris-Madrid, Translation – 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. With authorisation […]
En Route pour Madrid – L’Illustration- 23 May 1903
In this issue of the magazine „L’Illustration“, the most striking cars that participate in the Paris-Madrid race are presented. The main charactreristic of this magazine is the use of photographs, accompanied by some limited text. Here, the only foreigner is the German Mercedes, although more foreign cars have particpated in the race. Avec l’autorisation du […]