What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The factory of the Lanchester brothers who built the first British motor car 1895 Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham Civic Society.
Frederick W. Lanchester and George Lanchester were pioneering automotive engineers who constructed Britain's first operational petrol-powered car in 1895, significantly contributing to the early development of automobile technology in the United Kingdom.
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