Motor Collection (#51)

Garage with a Past
This unassuming garage of James Sawyer, near Buckingham Palace, London, has a secret past - it was once Queen Victorias cow shed! Date: 9 April 1930

Female Mechanic
Mademoiselle Maurice Mozette, now Mrs Frederick Lothrop Ames of Boston, Massachusetts, French motor racer, changing a tyre on her car during her visit to Los Angeles, U.S.A. Date: 1930s

Motoring through Dunes
An open top motor car travels down a dirt track through some sand dunes. Date: 1930s

Motocross Scrambler
Doing a wheelie on a motorcycling motocross circuit. Date: 1980

German Motor Cycle
A German girl from Spreewald rides on the back of a motorcycle in rather impractical tradtional dress! Date: early 1930s

Ideas for Christmas presents for children, 1930
Page of ideas in The Tatler for Christmas gifts for children, including a pretty party frock from Rowe, a toy motor-car from Selfridges with Flip the Frog and his family, a toddle cart

Hillman Minx Magnificent
Advertisement for the Hillman Minx Magnificent car claiming " you get so much more out of the Mink!...and you get so much more into it!" 1951

The motor car in society, 1911
Society meeting in Hyde Park, London in 1911, some on horseback, others in shiny new motorcars. Illustration to accompany a supplement in The Sphere reporting on the Olympia Motor Show. Date: 1911

Two ladies in outfits by Jean Patou and Doeuillet
Two elegant ladies in the latest autumn outfits. On the left, a dark coat with fur trimming by Jean Patou. On the right, a grey dress with black detail and contrasting pink shoes and hat

A new thrill for bathers: water sport in 1913
Taxi-ing behind a motor boat: a new thrill for bathers. Water planing on a plank towed at 35 mph. Date: 1913

Meurice, London
Meurice restaurant or hotel in London Date: 1947

Drivers hotel on Regent Street, London, next to The Leicester Lounge. A horse-drawn cart is coming along the street, along with motor cars. Date: 1947

Chandler Motor Company Car in the Mountains
Advertisement for The Chandler Motor Company (a US vehicle manufacturer), depicting one of their sedan cars in the mountains. Date: 1928

Coat by Rensor, car by Sunbeam Talbot, 1953
A girl getting out of her Sunbeam-Talbot coupe wears a belted, camel hair and wool mixture top double breasted coat with a gay tartan lining by Rensor and a scarlet beret by Kangol. Date: 1953

Hebe suit and Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire, 1953
A woman enters a magnificent looking Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire saloon car wearing a dark grey barathea suit with flapped pockets set at an angle

Standard Motor Company advert featuring Coronation Chair, 19
An advertisement, or rather, loyal tribute on the occasion of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by the Standard Motor Company featuring a colour photograph of the Coronation Chair

Outfits by Premet, Bernard and Jenny
Three ladies in the latest daytime outfits, standing near a sports car. On the left, a beige three-piece in crepe de chine, by Premet. In the middle, a beige outfit with red buttons, by Bernard

British motor launch, Otranto Barrage, WW1
A British motor launch built in 1915, part of a flotilla which took part in the Otranto Barrage, an allied naval blockade in the Adriatic during the First World War. Date: 1915-1917

Coronation. Heads of State and VIPs arrive
The cars bearing VIPs and Heads of State queue up at the west door. A " Lady in Waiting" arrives. 1953

Hillman Minx car advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for the new 21st anniversary Hillman Minx car, a fine car even in 1932. Date: 1953

Motorcycle racing at Crystal Palace, South London
Motorcycle racing on a track at Crystal Palace, South London. Date: early 20th century

Machine Gun Battalion at Dieval, northern France, WW1
Men of the 24th Motor Machine Gun Battalion at Dieval, northern France, awaiting an inspection by General Horne towards the end of the First World War. Date: 12 June 1918

Bystander front cover 5 March 1930
Front cover masthead design for The Bystander featuring a smart lady waving to a chap driving a gleaming luxury car. Date: 1930

General Horne with batallion at Dieval, France
General Henry Sinclair Horne (1861-1929) of the British First Army inspecting the 24th Motor Machine Gun Batallion at Dieval, in northern France, towards the end of the First World War

Lanchester Ten car advert
Advertisement for the Lanchester Ten car, with comfortable upholstery and a cruising speed of 55 mph with top speed of 65 mph. Date: 1947

Sunbeam car advert
Speed...endurance...elegance. The Sunbeam, Mk III, outright winner of the Monte Carlo Rally. Date: 1955

Player Motor Cars: Bentley, Brough and B. S. A
Page of Players cigarette cards from An Album of Motor Cars, featuring the Bentley 3.5-litre Sports Tourer; the Brough Superior; and the B.S.A

Player Motor Cars: Jaguar, Flying Standard and Studebaker
Page of Players cigarette cards from An Album of Motor Cars, Second Series, featuring the S.S. 2.5-litre Jaguar 100; the Flying Standard 20 H.P

Player Motor Cars: Rover, Siddeley, Singer
Page of Players cigarette cards from An Album of Motor Cars, Second Series, featuring the Rover Sixteen Sports Saloon; the Siddeley Special Touring Limousine; and the Singer 12 H.P. Saloon. Date: 1937

Museum display of British soldiers with machine gun
A museum display of dummy British soldiers with various means of transport and a Vickers machine gun. Date: 20th century

Sphere Motor Exhibition Supplement - motoring tour of Italia
Front of the Spheres Motor Exhibition Supplement showing a motor car party exploring the Italian Lakes in a very large Napier car. Date: 1913

Museum display of British soldiers with transport
A museum display of dummy British soldiers with various means of transport. Date: 20th century

Wilmot Breeden advertisement
A Beefeater stands guard on the right-hand side of this illustration, which features a lady in an elegant evening gown and fur stole, accompanied by a gentleman in ornate period naval uniform

Man of a Motorcycle Machine Gun Unit, WW1
A man belonging to a Motorcycle Machine Gun Unit with a Scott motorcycle during the First World War. Date: March 1915

American Scouts playing with cars
Three American boy scouts and two leaders stand and watch one of them operates a toy car racetrack. circa 1980s

Anon. Motor sleigh (1920)

Coronation. Heads of State arrives

Sherman tank destroys nine Panther tanks
Poster entitled Battle Front Dispatch, containing a report from Winston Churchill of how one Sherman tank destroyed nine enemy Panther tanks outside Caen in Northern France during the Second World

Coronation. Cars arrive with main congregation
Cars queue up in Victoria Street to deliver their passengers to the main entrance of the Abbey. These cars are delivering foreign representatives to the Abbey. 1953

Coronation. Coach arriving with VIP
A coach joins the queue of cars depositing foreign representatives. 1953

Coronation. Female approaches Abbey door
While cars carrying foreign representatives arrive a female attendant goes to the temporary Abbey door. Lady in Waiting ? 1953

Thulin car, type A25
Thulin Car Type A 25 Cabriolet manufactured at Thulin Factory, Landskrona, 1920. Date: 1920

Motoring in Lakeland Theres nothing like motoring (when you get stuck). For testing your temper, endurance, and pluck !! circa 1920s

A Motor Tour of Lakeland If you desire to go the pace, try motoring through this lovely place !! circa 1920s

Stunt Car over Flames
A stunt car flies through the air over a bonfire of tyres and the crowd, standing in the rain, are loving it! Date: 1960s

Vintage Car Crash
The scene of a serious motor accident involving quite a number of cars, somewhere in America. Date: 1930s

BRITANNIC CUNARDER
Cunard motor vessel. Date: 1930s ?

STUNT CARS
Danger men on wheels. Thrills and spills from the Destruction Squad, thats what the crowd, even when its raining, love to see! Date: 1960s

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