''The Car Illustrated. A Journal of Travel by Land, Sea, and Air'' was a British weekly automobile magazine, first published on 28 May 1902. It was edited by Hon. John Scott Montagu MP, the son of

Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu Henry John Montagu-Scott, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu JP, DL (5 November 1832 – 4 November 1905), styled Lord Henry Scott until 1885, was a British Conservative Party politician. Background and education Montagu was the second son of Walt ...

, and an early motoring enthusiast. On his father's death in November 1905, he succeeded to the title as

John Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu John Walter Edward Montagu-Scott, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (10 June 1866 – 30 March 1929), was a British Conservative politician, soldier and promoter of motoring. He is the father of Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of B ...

In 1899, Scott became the first person to drive a car into the yard of the

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...

, a 12 hp Daimler that he had recently bought, and in September 1899, his Daimler finished third in the touring car class in the Paris–Ostend race, the first prize ever won by a British driver in a British-built car.

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