Finish of the Thousand Miles Trial in 1900
The finish of the Thousand Miles Trial which ended on 12 May 1900 in Whitehall, London. The first car in the row is a 12 h.p. Panhard driven by Charles Rolls who is seated at the wheel. Behind is the first Napier with its owner, Edward Kennard. The trial took these primitive, early vehicles on a 1, 108 mile route from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall via Bristol, Birmingham, Kendal, Carlisle, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield and Nottingham
Picture No
11803374
Media ID
46074824
Size
5433px x 4071px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph from 1900 reproduced in The Tatler', 16 October 1957
Date
1900
