George Eyston in the MG which was the first 750cc car to attain 100mph in 1931. EAD Eldridge (in hat and coat) stands behind the car.

George Eyston (in cockpit) and EAD Eldridge in hat) with the unsupercharged Riley Nine that averaged 108,11mph for an hour in 1931.

Eyston proceeds more sedately on a twenty-fou hour run with a 10hp Singer.

Mrs Gwenda Stewart in the "Dutch-clog" Austin Seven with which shr broke Class H Records; September 1931

George E T Eyston vat the wheel of the big sleeve-valve Panhard in 1932.

George Eyston's Panhard-Levassor beaks the world hour record in 1932.

George Eyston's straight-eight Delage in 1932.

A publicity stunt arranged by the owners of Linas-Montlhéry in March 1932. Marcel Doret's Dewoitine aeroplane races a Bugatti T51 driven by Divo. The aircraft won at a speed of 209.670 km/h, while the Bugatti archieved 206.321 km/h.

A publicity stunt arranged by the owners of Linas-Montlhéry in March 1932. Marcel Doret's Dewoitine aeroplane races a Bugatti T51 driven by Divo. The aircraft won at a speed of 209.670 km/h, while the Bugatti archieved 206.321 km/h.

John Cobb in the Napier-Railton, 1933. The Brooklands silencers were not needed at Linas-Montlhéry.

La petite Rosalie - the Yacco Citroen in 1933 with (opposite) one of its record certificates. (S A André Citroen)

Mrs Stewart's Derby Special after its crash in 1934.