Novels and records

[bucc]

1 Which well known novel was probably the first to mention motor cars?

2 Who recently became the oldest person to have a record go straight to No 1?

[Dottie B]

no - 2- Bob Dylan i think, he was 65

[Aquagility]

1. Possibly A Knight on Wheels, by Ian Hay.

[bucc]

Not sure about No 2 - 1914 seems a bit late for the first mention of the motor car, but thanks anyway

[Aquagility]

Quite right, bucc. The Wind in the Willows was published in 1908, but there may have been even earlier references.