Sussex, South Harting, Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland,
Sussex, South Harting, Automobile Club of Great Britain and Ireland, , silver prize, 1906, an image of Hancock's "Infant", AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, rev. a wreath with AC conjoined, South Harting Hill Climb June 23 1906 Class D. Won By E. M. C. Instone, 36 mm. Very fine. £95.00
Walter Hancock (1799-1852) was an English inventor of the Victorian period. In 1829 he built a small 10 seat bus called the Infant, with which in 1831 he began a regular service between Stratford and central London. On 31 October 1832, the Infant took an experimental trip to Brighton. This vehicle was later made famous by its revenue earning journeys between London and Brighton, which were a British first, and also demonstrated its usability by successfully ascending a frozen slope of 5 degrees where horse drawn coaches were struggling.
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