Motor Collection (page 71)

A motor field kitchen: A war gift from the Leather Sellers. company

The German use of motor traction for field artillery: A specially designed car for conveying a light gun

Viscount Nuffield, 1936
Photographic portrait of William Richard Morris, Viscount Nuffield (1877-1963), the founder of the Morris Motor Company and philanthropist

Cars of the special motor transport corps of South Africa

An English M. E. T. motor bus in the hands of German soldiers
An English M.E.T. motor bus in the hands of German soldiers

The remains off a German motor-transport convoy grouped round soldiers graves

A Motor Car on Runners, 1907
Photographic montage showing a motor car on runners, or motor sleigh, designed for use in snowy conditions, USA, 1907

British Motor-Launch in the North Sea, Second World War, 194
Photograph showing the deck of a Royal Navy motor-launch (M.L.) on patrol in the North Sea, 1942. This photograph clearly shows the three gun turrets on the rear of the launch

The Horrors of Peace
Three soldiers home on leave during World War I, with wounds discover to their surprise that, compared to a hair-raising motor car ride with their lady companion driver

Women playing Diabolo, 1907
Photograph showing four women playing Diabolo at the side of the road, while waiting for their male companions to fix their broken-down motor-car, 1907

General Montgomery reading the lesson, France; Second World
Photograph showing General Montgomery (1887-1976), reading the lesson at an outdoor Church service in France, 1944. In the right background is the first mobile motor Church

British Overseas Airways Stewardesses, 1943
Photograph showing two stewardesses (on right) of the British Overseas Airways, in the stern of a motor-launch, heading out to join a waiting flying-boat, 1943

Advert for Dunlop tyres, with blue gleaming Morris 25 motor car in a mirror

Advert Humber Pullman
Advertisement for the Humber Pullman motor car showing a chauffeur opening the car door for its occupant in rather smart looking grounds

Motor Bus / Thornycroft
The first self-propelled bus (a Thornycroft) in London (route between Hammersmith and Oxford Circus)

A converted bus for pigeons
A motor bus converted into a home, or cote, for French carrier pigeons. Pigeons, along with dogs, proved to be a vital method of communication during battles

A German trap
An illustration by John de Bryan showing German soldiers firing upon a British motor after it has come upon broken wine bottle glass laid in the road by the Germans during World War I

A French motor-gun
Soldiers firing a French auto-cannon in August 1915. A light, quick-firer, occasionally used to fire on hostile aircraft, the gun was mounted onto motor-cars for rapid transit from point to point

Regent Street in 1907
Only one motor-car to be seen among the cabs, carriages, horse-vans and wagons plying up and down Regent Street

LONDON B TYPE BUS, 1910
London General B Type Bus

Aec Bus 1932 (London)
A Modern London Bus, an AEC double-decker front entrance bus

Snow Car of the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition, 1909
Snow car or motor sleigh, used during the Nimrod Antarctic Expedition of 1908-09. This vehicle was reportedly very useful over the flatter areas of Antarctic ice

St Petersburg
Motor cars pass horse traffic on the fashionable Nevski Prospekt

Advert Vacuum Cleaner
Advert for the housewife for christmas! Western Electric Vacuum Sweeper with the motor driven brush

THE KNOWLEDGE
A London taxi driver (note the for hire sign) gives directions to a lost gentleman, perhaps a foreign tourist. Drivers armband reads Je parle Francais

The Bustle & Motor Car
A lady wearing a bustle chats to a modern motor car driver through his car window!

London Traffic 1930S
A cycling salesman negotiates his way among the motor cars at Oxford Circus, central London

London Cabs 1931
A taxi rank of old London motor cabs

Kids Refuelling a Car
Three children having great fun refuelling a car!

A kitchen in a motor car
An eight horse-power car used to transport piping hot meals from a well-known Parisian restaurant to people in their homes

Traffic Accident
Damaged vehicles in the street after a car accident

Trouble Somewhere; a cherub fixing a motor engine, 1906
Illustration of a broken down car receiving angelic attention, entitled Trouble Somewhere

Renault Motor Test Bench
A test bench on motors at the renault motor works

A motor ambulance supplied by Carters, New Cavendish Street
A motor ambulance presented for service with the Russian cavalry, a Carters type 20 H.P. The ambulance could carry four stretchers and had accommodation for a nurse attendant

Traffic Accident 1962
Two cars crashed into a cafe in Mildmay Grove, London

The First Railway Motor-Coach in Britain, 1903
Photograph of the first railway motor-coach in Britain, June 1903. The London and South-Western Railway were experimenting with motor-coaches for light suburban traffic

Police Vehicles of 1991
A selection of metropolitan police vehicles including cars, vans and motorcycles, in front of Wellington Arch, London

Social / Usa Country / Car
Two American couples drive out into the countryside to pick flowers and blossom

London Motor Bus 1905
A motor bus in London. All the occupants have decided to sit in the exposed upper deck

SCRAMBLING
A hill-climbing speed test

Touring in the Alps
Motor touring in the Alps : the quality of the road- surface ensures that even if you meet another vehicle, neither of you is likely to be travelling at speed !

Driving on Tramlines
It is always inadvisable to motor along a tram track, for tramlines, especially if they are wet, are most skid- provoking

Hanging on to Motor
Cyclists, do not hang on to a motor vehicle

Racing Car at Speed
Two-seater racing car at considerable speed

Motor Cycle Care
Motor cyclists - do not squeeze through traffic

Motorcycling 1930S
Two young men out on their motor cycle

Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition
A series of pictures from The Graphic depicting various exhibits at the Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition in 1882. The main picture at the top shows a domestic drawing-room lit by electricity

Making History
In February 1931, for the first time a " baby" car achieved the speed of over 100mph. The MG Midget exceeded 103mph for 5km winning the international double 12 hour race

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