The Renault brothers Finish:Float frame A motorcycle and sidecar passing

A motorcycle and sidecar passing a car and cyclist on the road

'Cliffs at Ètretat'

Two of the stars of the show singer Vince Hill as buttons and Barbara Windsor as Cinderella

Catherine was chosen at the age of 14 to be the wife of Peter III of Russia

The Renault brothers Finish:Float frame A motorcycle and sidecar passingThe Renault brothers, 1898. Louis Renault, in the middle car, invented the direct drive gearbox in 1898, and designed a two seater car, the Voiturette. His older brothers Marcel and Fernand joined him in setting up Renault Freres in 1899, which went on to become one of the major players in the car industry. Marcel died in the Paris Madrid motor race in 1903, and Fernand died 6 years later, leaving Louis to run the company alone.