Selwyn Edge
British businessman, racing driver, cyclist and record-breaker.
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Selwyn Francis Edge, a British businessman and record-breaker, also raced cars and bicycles. He is best known for selling and racing vehicles from De Dion-Bouton, Gladiator, Clément-Panhard, Napier, and AC.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 29 March 1868, Concord, New South Wales, near Sydney
- Died
- 12 February 1940, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
- Spouses
- Eleanor Rose Sharp (m. 1892, d. 1914); Myra Caroline Martin (m. 1917)
- Children
- Two daughters by second wife
- Notable win
- 1902 Gordon Bennett Cup (sole British entrant)
- Business founded
- De Dion-Bouton British and Colonial Ltd (1899), Motor Vehicle Company Ltd (1899), S.F. Edge Ltd (1907)
- Harmsworth trophy
- 1903, as owner/entrant of Napier I
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Selwyn Edge (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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