Le concours du “Petit Journal”, La Grande Journée – Le Petit Journal – 23 July 1894
Introduction on its way. (Translation separately). Avec l’autorisation du Bibliothèque national français, gallica.bnf.fr/ https://www.bnf.fr/frTexte et photos compilé par motorracinghistory.comLe Petit Journal, Vol. 32, No. 11532, 23 juillet 1894 Le concours du « Petit Journal »LA GRANDE JOURNÉE Lorsque vous lirez ces lignes, suivant la formule traditionnelle, nous, aurons cessé (quand je dis-nous, je parle […]
Le concours du “Petit Journal”, La Grande Journée, Translation – Le Petit Journal – 23 July 1894
Introduction on its way. (Translation separately). With permission of Bibliothèque national francais gallica.bnf.fr Text and photos compiled by motorracinghistory, Translation by DeepL deepl.comLe Petit Journal, Vol. 32, No. 11532, July 23, 1894 The “Petit Journal” ContestTHE GREAT DAY By the time you read these lines, as the saying goes, we—and when I say “we,” […]
Le Concours de Paris-Rouen (1894), II Translation – Pierre Souvestre, 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 second part of the book […]
Le Concours de Paris-Rouen (1894), II – Pierre Souvestre, 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 second part of the book […]
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 […]