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 […]
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 […]
Le Concours de Paris-Rouen (1894), Translation – 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 contest in history, not being a race though: the 1894 Concours de Paris-Rouen. In this first part of the book […]
Le Concours de Paris-Rouen (1894) – 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 contest in history, not being a race though: the 1894 Concours de Paris-Rouen. In this first part of the book […]