Percy Edgar Lambert was born in Westminster, England back in 1881. He attended the Westminster City School. After graduation he joined his older brother, Harold Charles Lambert selling Austin and Singer vehicles in Westminster.
Percy and Harold decided to enter into the vehicle manufacturing and jointly formed the Lambert-Herbert Light Car Company. Their first vehicle was a 10HP 4 Cylinder, it sold for a whopping 225.00. Percy was also into automobile racing. Starting in 1910, he had a short career in racing. He won seven races and placed in six more. He was killed in 1913 during a race, on the 21st lap the car overturned, he died on the way to the Weybridge Cottage Hospital.
What you may not know about Percy is that in February of that same year he covered 103 miles in one hour. He was the first person to drive a vehicle at 100MPH or better.
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