Percy E. Lambert
Percy Edgar Lambert (1881 – 31 October 1913) was the first person to drive an automobile a hundred miles in an hour. Early life Percy Lambert was born in 1881, the son of Charles and Sarah Lambert. He entered Westminster City School in 1892 and lived in the Westminster area between 1893 and 1898. He later worked with his older brother, Harold Charles Lambert, in the motor trade. They sold Austin and later Singer cars in Westminster. Percy first raced at Brooklands motor racing circuit (near Weybridge, Surrey) in 1910 aged 29. He drove a streamlined Austin called "Pearly III". This is sometimes said to have been the source of his nickname, "Pearly Lambert"; but it is more likely that he acquired the nickname at school, in allusion to his "pearly white" teeth. In his short career he became a popular driver, winning seven races and being placed in six more. He drove a range of vehicles including Austin, Singer, Talbot and Vauxhall marques. As well as being a successful raci ...
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Percy Lambert In His Vauxhall At The 1912 French Grand Prix At Dieppe (cropped)
The English surname Percy is of Norman origin, coming from Normandy to England, United Kingdom. It was from the House of Percy, Norman lords of Northumberland, derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy. From there, it came into use as a given name. It is also a short form of the given name Percival, Perseus, etc. People Surname * Alf Percy, Scottish footballer * Algernon Percy (other) * Charles H. Percy (1919–2011), American businessman and politician * Eileen Percy (1900–1973), Irish-born American actress * George Percy (1580–1632), English explorer, author, and colonial governor * Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341–1408), son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England * Henry Percy (Hotspur) (1364–1403), eldest son of Henry Percy * Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (1742–1817), British lieutenant-general in the American Revolutionary War *James Gilbert Percy (1921–2015), American Marine of ...
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