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... carriage " - was made , but by 1896 Benz certainly had a practical petrol - burning vehicle on the roads of Germany ... carriages . Built for speed The first motor races were organized in France , on the long , ruler - straight routes ...
... carriage " - was made , but by 1896 Benz certainly had a practical petrol - burning vehicle on the roads of Germany ... carriages . Built for speed The first motor races were organized in France , on the long , ruler - straight routes ...
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... carriages . They were smooth and quiet . Most famous of these cars was the celebrated 40/50 hp Rolls - Royce Silver Ghost of 1907 which soon became universally accepted as the best car in the world . Such motorcars , usually driven by ...
... carriages . They were smooth and quiet . Most famous of these cars was the celebrated 40/50 hp Rolls - Royce Silver Ghost of 1907 which soon became universally accepted as the best car in the world . Such motorcars , usually driven by ...
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... carriage style side lamps - a throw back to the horse - drawn age- and the very large electric headlamps . Note the " Spirit of Ecstasy " mascot on the radiator cap , without which no Rolls - Royce is complete . XPX 1 V.C.C. 1913 ROLLS ...
... carriage style side lamps - a throw back to the horse - drawn age- and the very large electric headlamps . Note the " Spirit of Ecstasy " mascot on the radiator cap , without which no Rolls - Royce is complete . XPX 1 V.C.C. 1913 ROLLS ...
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