George Lanchester mb-code 1646011 'The March to Finchley'

'The March to Finchley'

Both Mercedes and Auto-Union raced streamliner cars based on their speed record vehicles at Avus in 1937

Shows men sitting at desks in red coats and men at a large table in green coats sorting letters

Lead singer Freddie Mercury performing on stage

George Lanchester mb-code 1646011 'The March to Finchley'George Lanchester. Together with his brothers he formed the Lanchester Engine Company, which became the Lanchester Motor Company in 1905. Lanchester was the first British motor manufacturer to export left hand drive cars, with overseas customers including Henry Ford and a number of Indian Maharajahs. The company was taken over by the BSA Daimler group in 1933, and production of Lanchesters was reduced, the last car being built in 1955.