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The first automobile legislation was the McLean Motor Car Act 1898 rushed through by McLean just before his cars were unloaded. [32] It legalised the operation of motor vehicles, providing they were lit after dark, and did not go faster than 20 kilometres (12 miles) per hour. The Motor Cars Regulation Act 1902 followed.
Bligh Bros. or Bligh Brothers of Canterbury was a British coachbuilder initially producing carriage and, in the 20th century, bodies for automobiles. Amongst the most famous creations by Bligh Brothers are the unique race cars known as Chitty Bang Bang, which inspired the book Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang by author Ian Fleming and the later film adaptation, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
[51] [52] He took a leading part in organising the motor trade in South Canterbury in 1904–05. [16] By 1905, in addition to bicycles, he was selling Scott's steam cars. In the period between 1903 and 1910, Wood designed and built several more motor cars; parts of his third being used to build the fourth.
The cars were so loud that Canterbury reportedly passed a by-law prohibiting them from entering within the city walls. The origin of the name "Chitty Bang Bang" is disputed, but may have been inspired by aeronautical engineer Letitia Chitty , the sound of an idling aeroplane engine or from a salacious World War I song.
The East Kent Road Car Company Ltd is a bus company formed in 1916 and based in Canterbury, Kent. The company operated bus and coach services in Kent. In 1993 it was one of the first companies to be acquired by the Stagecoach Group , which eventually rebranded the operation as Stagecoach in East Kent , and made it part of the Stagecoach South ...
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