Emile Levassor in a Panhard-Levassor mb-width 2941 Interior of Burlington Arcade

Interior of Burlington Arcade

This car takes part regularly in the annual London to Brighton Run in November

In the foreground figures are seated at a table with trays of tea whilst a child plays in front

Taylor received her oscar from Lord Mountbatten

Emile Levassor in a Panhard-Levassor mb-width 2941 Interior of Burlington ArcadeEmile Levassor in a Panhard Levassor, c1890 c1895. Levassor is in the driver's seat, with a passenger, on the Paris Rouen run. Levassor, together with Rene Panhard established the present design of cars, with the engine in front. The design came to be known as the Systeme Panhard, and was the forerunner of the modern cars.