▁The ▁Great ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁train ▁as ▁an ▁engineer , ▁developing ▁an ▁early ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁steam ▁power ed ▁road - going ▁transport . ▁He ▁owned ▁an ▁engineering ▁works ▁on ▁West ▁Street , ▁F arn ham . ▁ ▁Early ▁mot oring ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁Knight ▁built ▁one ▁of ▁Britain ’ s ▁first ▁pet rol - power ed ▁motor ▁vehicles , ▁a ▁three - w he e led , ▁two - se ater ▁contra ption ▁with ▁a ▁top ▁speed ▁of ▁only ▁. ▁It ▁was ▁" The ▁first ▁pet role um ▁carriage ▁for ▁two ▁people ▁made ▁in ▁England " ▁ ▁and ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁fourth ▁British ▁vehicle ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁plus ▁the ▁' first ▁pet rol ▁driven ▁vehicle ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁driven ▁on ▁British ▁roads '. ▁Kn own ▁as ▁the ▁Trust y , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁cyl inder ▁Trust y ▁ 1 , 5 6 5 cc ▁engine . ▁ ▁S ources ▁such ▁as ▁British ▁Local ▁History ▁state ▁that ▁: ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁designed ▁very ▁much ▁as ▁an ▁experiment ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁attract ▁Police ▁attention ▁and ▁therefore ▁create ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁restrictions ▁which ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁motor ▁carri ages ▁in ▁Britain ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁ ▁Knight ▁managed ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁vehicle ▁for ▁some ▁ 1 5 0 ▁miles ▁on ▁public ▁roads , ▁before ▁being ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁Police . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁Knight