Sujet
A 1903 Napier Gordon Bennett Racer. Artist: Unknown
Légende
1903 Napier Gordon Bennett Racer. This is one of Britain's oldest racing cars. Napiers were all painted green, the colour, which was then adopted as Britain's racing colour. Napier was the first British constructor to build cars especially for motor racing. In 1903, the prestigious Gordon Bennett Race was held in Southern Ireland, Napier entered three cars - this one driven by Charles Jarrott unfortunately crashed. In 1904, it was fastest in the eliminating trials for that year's race.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum
Date
1903
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum
Notre référence
HRM19A88_059
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,6Mo) / 40,0cm x 31,3cm / 4722 x 3700 (300dpi)