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Posts Tagged ‘automobiles’

To Drive a Motorcar

May 11th, 2009 | 1 Comment

In the Edwardian era, “motor driving” was largely a hobby, sometimes a sport, undertaken and enjoyed by the wealthy elites. Though the automobile made it easier to go from point A to point B, the attitude towards actually driving this new contraption was rather casual–one was apt to say “shall we go motoring?” in [...]

Tags: automobiles, driving, gears, racing
Posted in Sport | 1 Comment »

The Motorcar

March 10th, 2008 | No Comments

At the beginning of the nine year reign of Edward VII, the motorcar was a status symbol that only the very rich could afford to purchase and maintain, as the horse, generally cheaper and familiar to the population, continued its domination of everyday travel and transport. By 1910, the use of the horse was almost [...]

Tags: automobiles, bleriot, motorcars, wright brothers
Posted in Amusements | No Comments »