William Watson (motoring pioneer)
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William Watson (motoring pioneer)
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William Watson was a Liverpool-born racing driver and motoring pioneer. A champion cyclist as a young man, he founded W Watson & Co, cycle and motorcar manufacturer, in 1901. He won the epic 1908 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Race driving a Hutton-Napier named Little Dorrit. He also raced in Berliet, Vauxhall and Essex cars. He expanded Watson & Co from Liverpool to Chester, Colwyn Bay, London, Birkenhead and Crewe, creating the largest car distributing organisation in the North of England, special
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British racing driver (1873–1961)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Watson_(motoring_pioneer)
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2024-01-02T04:42:01Z
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