Simms was the man who coined the terms "motor car" and "petrol", helped set up the Royal Automobile Club, and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Now I'm sure you are all saying "oh yes, of course, Frederick Simms I know all about him" but the truth is (to the casual motorist) his name means nothing at all. Through this page we will show you much of this story, the highs and the lows, the rise and the decline of the British motor industry as well as some of Britain's influence on motor racing to.Īctual automobile production in Britain probably owes most to Frederick Simms. ![]() In due course British cars and designs would go all around the world, break new ground in design and technology, break records galore in all manor of classifications, have the World's first purpose built racing circuit and, after some very trying times, become the leading nation in racing car design and manufacture. The removal of the "red flag acts" (or more properly the repealing of the road Locomotive acts) in 1896 finally allowed Britain to start catching up in the field of automobile design and technology. ![]() Germany and France forged ahead with Italy following closely while in Britain road going automotive traffic was kept at a walking pace, literally. As is often the case in Britain political pressures stumped all this progress and for around 80 years Britain languished in the automotive dark ages allowing other nations to profit from the British innovations. Britain was a hot bed of locomotive innovation and design in the early 1800s, people like Hancock,Trevithick and Gurney all had successes in steam road transport.
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