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British Industrial History
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Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland
From Graces Guide
1897 August 10th. The club was founded as the Automobile Club of Great Britain (and later, Ireland) by Frederick Simms with Evelyn Ellis as Chairman and Charles Harrington Moore as Secretary. The owning company was Automobile Proprietary Ltd.
1897 December 08th. Formal opening.[1]
1898 Incorporated the Self-Propelled Traffic Association[2]
1899 November 8th. The house journal then called Automobile Notes and Notices first published.
1901 March. AGM report. Members are 710 at 31st December - up from 586 one year earlier.[3]
1901 June. Conference held with motor manufacturers. See 1901 Conference
1902 March. Detailed manifesto 'in view of pending legislation'. Move to 119 Piccadilly from Whitehall Court sanctioned.[4]
1905 Organised the first Tourist Trophy race, for motorcars - see 1905 Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland.
1907. The Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland (A.C.G.B. & I.) became the Royal Automobile Club,
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Automotor Journal 1897/12/15
- ↑ The Times, Nov 15, 1898
- ↑ The Autocar 1901/03/09
- ↑ The Autocar 1902/03/08