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Display of JCB Extradig diggers in a fieldDisplay of bright yellow JCB Extradig Sitemaster diggers in a field, with a Turbo 4x4 underneath. Date: circa 1980s
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1959Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 20-21 June 1959. Date: 1959
The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. BatemanAn entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road
Goodwood by EmmwoodA montage of exciting scenes from Goodwood, including mechanics working on racing cars, portraits of motoring aces, Mike Hawthorn, Tony Rolt
Prince Michael of Kent driving an E-type Jaguar at Brands HaNineteen year old Prince Michael of Kent (born 1942) driving at 100mph in an E-type Jaguar at Brands Hatch race track in April 1962
Veedol motor oil posterPoster advertising Veedol motor oil, recommended by Lancia cars
Alfa Romeo Tipo 158One of the most successful racing cars ever produced, taking 47 wins from 54 races entered. Driven by great drivers Nino Farina, Juan- Manuel Fangio & Luigi Fagioli
Le Treport, France - WW1 - Ambulance drivers, nurses, staffWW1 - A group of VAD (The Voluntary Aid Detachment) Ambulance drivers and mechanics with a British Red Cross St Johns Ambulance at Lady Murray hospital, Le Treport on the Channel Coast in France
Dr Christopher Dresser on a rickshaw, JapanDr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) - English designer and theorist - best known as a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement
Alfa-Romeo Racing CarThe car in which Tazio Nuvolari will win two Grand Prix : other notable drivers are Raymond Sommer and Louis Chiron. Date: 1936
Boys playing with toy car, 1930sTwo boys play with a minature Rolls Royce
Winners of the 24th RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Goodwood (left to right): C Shelby, Stirling Moss, R Salvadori and D Brown driving an Aston Martin. Date: 1959
The Custom House, Belfast - a view of the buildings and horse taxis and drivers outside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s
Allamakee Hotel, Waukon, Iowa, USAThe Allamakee Hotel, Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA, with people in their cars outside. Date: circa 1910
Drivers & personalities in the Five Hundred Miles Race, 1929Five of the leading lights in the great Five Hundred Miles Race which took place at Brooklands on 12 October 1929
Autocar Poster -- Voiturette race at Boulogne, FranceAutocar Poster -- Bablot driving a 3-litre Delage No.10 (left), chasing Boillots Peugeot, in the Voiturette race (for lightweight cars) at Boulogne, France. Date: 1911
Police sergeant with women in military uniform, WW1Police sergeant standing in front of a car (or ambulance) with a group of women in military uniform, WW1. Date: 1914-1918
A London tram overtaking a trolleybus
Dead Mans HandleA dead mans handle is a switch that is automatically operated in case the human operator becomes incapacitated. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Omnibus Drivers 1877A Victorian omnibus driver assists a gentleman passenger to board the No 568 (route between Edgware Road and West Strand)
Woman Racing DriversWomen join the racing driver fraternity
Lucky Little Owner-DriversAdvertisement offering children the chance to own their own automobile. " Juvenile Cars", produced by Lines Bros
Britannia and Eve, April 1940Front cover illustration featuring an attractive lady at the wheel of a car, although where the rest of the car is is anyones guess
Drivers view at BrooklandsAn impression of rounding a banked curve at Brooklands at a speed of 110 miles per hour, from the mechanics seat of a 59.6h.p. Benz, driven by Mr. L. G. Hornsted
The Major of Westminster and Rev. E St. George Schomberg inaugurating the new traffic light system. Replacing the sixteen policemen which controlled vehicles travelling in Trafalgar Square, London
Traffic Self Controlled Street Signals 1933New automatic traffic lights, know as mat system, replacing the sixteen policemen on point duty in Trafalgar Square, London
500cc Cooper500cc motor racing, later called Formula Three, became popular late 1940s
Italian Propaganda postcard - Invasion of Albania by Italian Tank Regiment (this card is celebrating the brave tank drivers) 7-12 April 1939
Motor racing driversGraham Hill, Murray Walker, Jackie Stewart, Bernie Ecclestone, Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell, Stirling Moss, James Hunt, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher - Motor racing drivers
Early Motor Cars - Benz Car 1887Early Motor Cars - Benz Car, 1887 - Benz driving with his partner Max Rose as passenger. 1887
Korean War era - Speed Limit sign close to the 38th parallel north, which formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War. Date: circa 1952
Croydon, London - Millers Pond - A pair of Cart drivers bring their horses for a drink. Date: circa 1908
Road Safety Week posterNo accident, please - a bold and jolly poster promoting National Road Safety Week. Date: c.1960
WW2 - The Girls Of Today, Ambulance GirlsA WW2 children's book illustration from The Girls Of Today. The image shows two happy wartime ambulance drivers. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 A. T. S. Greetings Card, Cheerio!A WW2 Auxiliary Territorial Service themed greetings card, the illustration portrays a servicewoman saluting from her driver's seat. Date: circa 1940s
WW2 Christmas Card, The ServicesA WW2 Christmas greetings card which promotes the armed forces and services at home for aspiring youngsters, including the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, British Army, Air Raid Precautions, Police
Dromedary camels being cleaned in the River NileDromedary camels being cleaned by their handlers/drivers in the waters of the River Nile, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s
Japan - Cherry Blossom at Sakura-michi, Yokohama. Date: circa 1910s
Johannesburg, South Africa - Rickshaws in Market Square. Date: circa 1901
Rickshaws and Drivers, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1900s
Arthur Roberts, actor, in the title role, as Gentleman JoeArthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, in cab driver's uniform with whip. With quotation from the script, Can you spare it?'
Arthur Roberts, actor, as Gentleman Joe at MargateArthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, with accordion. Captioned, Joe on holiday at Margate'
Whitney Straight (1912-1979) was an American born racing driver, aviator and businessman. He went on to develop the Miles Whitney Straight aircraft. Date: 1933
Brooklands RaceScenes from the British Thousand Miles Race at Brooklands. The wreckage of an M.G. Midget driven by H. Leeson, who died in the accident. And female winners T. H. Wisdom and Joan Richmond. Date: 1932
Advert for the Atco Junior Miniature Motor CarHere the Atco Junior Safetyfirst Trainer, a scaled-down miniature motor car for children, is being promoted as an educational resource for budding motorists. The car was made by Charles H. Pugh Ltd
Captain George E. T. Eyston and carCaptain George E. T. Eyston (1897-1979) was a British racing driver who broke the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939. Here he is seen with his new Morris Eight. Date: 1939
A rank of Rickshaws on Nunobiki Road, Kobe, Japan. Date: circa 1910s
A Driver Climbing in to his CabA train driver climbs in to the cabin of a British Rail diesel locomotive. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1950s
Three rather raffish horse- drawn cab drivers pose for a photograph during a quiet moment in between driving jobs. Date: 1890s
Hackney coaches and their drivers wait for fares in Westminster at the time of Charles I Date: 17th century
Death as the railway signalman - a comment on repeated errors and a system of fines between the engine drivers and signalmen circa 1876
Sheltered Cabmen 1870Hansom cab drivers waiting in a hut in the pouring rain for a fare in Birmingham. Date: 1870
The Driver's Signals by Alan Anderson
Japanese Rickshaw Drivers, Kobe, Japan. Date: 1928
A horse-bus clashes with a horse-cab in 1853. Bussy: "Why don t you move on thereA horse-bus clashes with a horse-cab in 1853. Bussy: " Why don t you move on there?" Cabby: " Why didn t you tell us you were a coming? We wouldn t a bin ere at all!" Date: 1853
General Strike - Policeman riding with volunteer bus drivers. The barbed wire on the bonnet is to stop protestors damaging the engine. The strike lasted 9 days between 4th and 12th May, 1926
Three ladies posing for a studio photograph in a fake car. Date: c. 1900Three ladies posing for a studio photograph in a fake car. Date: c.1900
Gifts - two Model CarsThe Royal Visit to France: Preparations, Gifts, and a Rehearsal. Date: 1938
Title page with vignette of enslaved man with chain around his neck under a palm tree. Copperplate engraving from Rev
Poster, Mercedes-Benz. Date: 1954
Road painters carrying broken white line stencil, Sept 1939Road painters carrying the " blackout stencil" which enabled workmen to paint broken white lines down the centre of roads with ease, in order to reduce accidents when driving in blackouts
First professional female chauffeur 1909Sheila O Neill, the first professional female chauffeur in London, photographed in her car
Line of female ambulance drivers 1918Female Red Cross ambulance drivers standing in a line in front of their vehicles with their mascot, a great Dane
Advert for Jaeger, Kay Petrie, Motor Racing DriverAdvert for Jaeger, Regent Street, London -- Kay Petrie, Motor Racing Driver. 1936
Advert, J Buchanan & Co, Carriage Makers, GlasgowAdvert for J Buchanan & Co, North Street, Glasgow, Scotland, Carriage Manufactory. 1905
First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool 1906First motorised taxi cab in Liverpool, with drivers and mechanic. Date: 1906
Horse-drawn carts, Killarney, County Kerry, IrelandHorse-drawn carts (known as jarveys), in Killarney, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland
Parcel Post Drivers exchanging Carts, London on the divisional line of their districts. 1847
Bystander masthead, Motor Show number 1930Design for The Bystander magazines masthead referencing the Olympia motor show, where all the fashionable flappers go. Date: 1930
Woman driver 1907Young actress Olive Quinton driving the Adams car, " only pedals to push!" Date: 1907
Raymond Mays, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Earl HoweThree famous motor racing drivers at Shelsley Walsh (left to right): Raymond Mays, Sir Malcolm Campbell (world record holder at 301 mph), and Earl Howe. 20th century
Start of a Brooklands Double-Twelve Race with drivers and mechanics running to their machines. 20th century
Motor racing drivers Henry Birkin with Malcolm CampbellMotor racing drivers Sir Henry Birkin with Sir Malcolm Campbell before the start of a handicap race at Brooklands, Surrey. 20th century
Earl Howe, motor racing driver and President of the British Race Drivers Club. 20th century
London motor drivers enlisted during WW1A group of London motor drivers enlisted in a batch during the First World War and sent to Avonmouth. 1914
Pietro Bordino, racing driver, in a FiatOne of the worlds fastest racing drivers, Pietro Bordino, in a Fiat. 1927
Early Motor Cars - A Benz Car. 1893
Wolseley Team for Isle of Man Eliminating TrialsEarly Motor Car Racing - Wolseley Team for the Isle of Man Eliminating Trials, 1904. 1904
Early Motor Car Racing - W K Vanderbilt, JuniorEarly Motor Car Racing - William Kissam Vanderbilt II (Junior) (1878-1944), motor racing enthusiast
Tim Birkin with Sir Malcolm CampbellEarly Motor Car Racing - Tim Birkin with Sir Malcolm Campbell
Luncheon at Welbeck Eliminating TrialsEarly Motor Car Racing - Luncheon at Welbeck Eliminating Trials (left to right) Stocks, Fuller, Mayhew, Jarrott, Edge, Earp. Date: 1903
First London to Brighton Run with M LevassorEarly Motor Car Racing - First London to Brighton Run. 1896
Drivers overtake Carraciola in MercedesEarly Motor Car Racing - Drivers overtake Carraciola in No. 70 Mercedes (right)
Race drivers Charron, Girardot, Farman, Fournier, De KruyffEarly Motor Car Racing, portraits of drivers - 1 Charron, 2 Girardot, 3 Farman, 4 Fournier, 5 De Kruyff