1895 Knight Product:Fine art poster Fleet Street with Temple Bar

Fleet Street with Temple Bar

St Giles-in-the-Fields

Bean were among the many firms who tried to challenge Austin and Morris as mass-producers in the 1920s

View of a patent chariot

In 1930 he also won the Targa Florio

1895 Knight Product:Fine art poster Fleet Street with Temple Bar1895 Knight. This car is believed to be the first British petrol driven car to run on public roads. It was originally a three wheeler, the builder being John Henry Knight of Farnham, Surrey. In October 1895, Knight was fined five shillings for not having a traction engine licence, or a man walking in front. The car was shown at the 1896 Crystal Palace Motor Exhibition.