icy cle ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁British ▁car ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁H ors eless ▁Car riage ▁display ▁at ▁Cry stal ▁Palace , ▁although ▁the ▁design ▁was ▁later ▁changed ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁four ▁wheel ▁version . ▁The ▁car ▁is ▁currently ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Motor ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Knight ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Club ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁so ▁the ▁members ▁first ▁ever ▁' club ▁run ' ▁was ▁hosted ▁at ▁his ▁Bar field ▁home . ▁ ▁Other ▁invent ions ▁and ▁pione ering ▁activities ▁ ▁Although ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁his ▁car ▁and ▁his ▁driving , ▁he ▁had , ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁been ▁an ▁invent or ▁and ▁a ▁designer ▁of ▁steam - power ed ▁machines , ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁work ▁and ▁early ▁road ▁transport . ▁ ▁Ste am ▁power ed ▁road ▁vehicle ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁he ▁built ▁a ▁steam ▁power ed ▁road ▁vehicle , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁practical ▁proposition ▁due ▁to ▁in e ffic iency . ▁ ▁Ste am ▁power ed ▁Hop ▁dig ging ▁machine ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁Knight ▁developed ▁a ▁steam ▁power ed ▁hop ▁dig ging ▁machine . ▁A ▁rival ▁designer , ▁Frank ▁Pro ctor , ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁week ly ▁magazine ▁" Engine ering " ▁that ▁" Mr ▁Knight ▁has ▁und ou bt edly ▁earned ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁pione ers ▁in ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁steam ▁dig ging ".