How they got there - Bjørn Kjer - October 24, 2007 What?Ecurie
Ecosse transporter Goodwood Revival Meeting (August 31, 2007)
The first petrol-engined cars on three or four wheels came in
1886. Less than ten years later a race which was more of a test
came, in 1894 to be precise, and the first real race was run in
1895. The same year Peugeot produced a ”van”, and in 1896 the
first car conceived as a lorry or truck was produced by Daimler
and sold in London. From here on there was no looking back, the
technical revolution was really on. At first cars were driven to
the races and these trips were often used as testing before the
race. Soon however technology and laws made it nearly impossible
for race cars to go by road themselves, and early on train was
used for travelling, or perhaps for shorter distances a steam-
engined truck. Up to World War One in 1914 the lorry/truck as a
race car transporter was probably not the best way for
transports as roads were very few and poor and border controls
as well as black m