Hornsby

The car is a Rochet-Schneider. Not a Panhard, Wilson-Pilcher, or anything else. Wilson had no connection at all with Hornsby’s. The Hornsby tractors ran on paraffin (kerosene), not gasoline. The all-round track designed by Wilson was a deliberate replacement for the tracks on the predecessor, “Little Willie,” which were similar to those on the Renault FT (not FT-17). They increased the trench-crossing capacity; the FT’s was much inferior. Please do not rely on Wikipedia for confirmation of anything. It includes many articles about early tank development and related topics, but most of them are riddled with mistakes. Although some people who know what they’re talking about are working hard to correct the many errors, misconceptions, and garbled versions of the actual facts, it is still highly unreliable and likely to remain so for some time. It’s fundamentally flawed and no substitute for proper research.