1899 Daimler four cylinder, 12hp car
Daimler four cylinder, 12hp car, 1899. The engine is placed vertically at the front and drives the rear wheels through a gearbox, transverse differential and chains. In 1899, the car's owner, Lord John Scott Montagu, took King Edward VII on a drive in it through the New Forest on one of the King’s early rides in a motor-car on public roads when Montagu was staying at Highcliffe Castle in Hampshire.
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1870 mm x 1690 mm x 3200 mm,
- Materials:
- steel (metal) , copper (alloy) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , rubber (unidentified) , leather , paint and glass
- Object Number:
- 1925-52 Pt1
- type:
- car
