Title
Motor vehicle licence
Year/Period
1930s
Region
Singapore
Dimension
Object size: H:1.5 x W:15.1 x D:7.2 cm
Accession No.
2008-06074
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI)
The first motorcar to be driven in Singapore was a second-hand Benz, imported from Germany in 1896 by the Katz Brothers firm for a customer. Motor racing was a particular favourite hobby of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor, who organised motoring rallies at his Tyersall residence near the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
