MOTORING HISTORY
Modern industrial society depends for its existence on the rapid and efficient movement of people and goods. A mechanised transportation revolution has taken place over the last two centuries, first with steam and then with the internal combustion engine. The latter has given us the chance of powered flight as well as economic land transport.
Benz and Daimler invented the car in Germany in 1886, but ten years passed before the new horseless carriages made an impact on people's lives in Britain. Today, we recognise that the invention of the internal combustion engine combined with the motor car has been among the most significant of the last one hundred years.
You can learn more about specific aspects of motoring history by accessing the Index on the right.
Learn about the history of the Tax Disc and then order a reproduction for your car, contact Earlswood Reproductions on 01252 838852 and don't forget to mention that you heard about it first on the National Motor Museum website.
