In the early days of the 20th Century, when the motorcar was a comparatively new invention, cars were bought by wealthy people who liked the idea of ‘modernity’ that the car embodied. The very first automobiles were small, noisy and smelly and they frightened horses, but development was so rapid that, with large engines and luxurious bodywork, they became a refined and comfortable means of transport. People with less money still had to use slow and crowded public transport, the […]