Motoring Collection (#46)

Cars stuck in snow at Pease Pottage, 1963
A long line of cars stranded at Pease Pottage Hill on the London to Brighton road in deep snow during the ferocious winter of 1963

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

Advert for De Luxe Ford
Advert for the Ford De Luxe motorcar showing the car parked at a cricket match in the hight summer

Woman, Car & Dog C1930
A woman, her car and her dog: special auto edition

Man, Car & Dog Nov 1930
A man strokes a little dog sitting in an open top car: special auto edition

Pan Figure & Car C1930
A Pan figure stands beside an open top car where a couple are in the back seat: special auto issue

Renault 40Cv
A porter holds open the door of a 40CV Renault as two ladies and a dog enter it; the chauffeur awaits in expressionless patience

Renault 40Cv in Summer
The splendid 40 CV Renault on a fine summers day

The all Scotch Spirit
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a miserly Scottish driver filling up his cigarette lighter with petrol from the pump at a filling station

London Opinion 1936
Illustration showing a bemused motorist driving his car past a SLOW sign and a rather seductive looking hiker busy powdering her nose

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

Serpollet Steam Car
Leon Serpollets steam car Oeuf de Pacques (Easter Egg) which set the World Land Speed Record in 1902

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

Driving through a Ford
A car makes a splash at Barwick Ford, Hertfordshire, England

Sheep Block Road
Desperate French motorists in the early days of motoring come up against a flock of sheep on a country road : a passing train suggests its quicker by rail

Police Officer & Jaguar
A police officer emerges from his rather smart 1968 S-type Jaguar police car, equipped with police sign and flashing lights on the roof

Correcting a Skid
Providing that the car is not travelling at excessive speed a skid need not be an alarming occurrence... avoid if possible applying the brakes

Cycling Two Abreast
Cycle not more than two abreast

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 !

Overtaking with Safety
It is dangerous to overtake on bends, at crossroads, when approaching pedestrian crossings, in narrow streets and on hump-backed bridges

Running Engine Danger
Never run an engine in a garage with the door closed

I am Going to Slow Down
This signal means : I AM GOING TO SLOW DOWN, STOP, OR TURN TO MY LEFT

Driving Past Animals
Drive carefully past animals

Bicycle Not Made for Two
It is an offence under the Road Traffic Act to carry more than one person on a pedal cycle

Drawing up at Night
Avoid stopping at night with the headlights on

Policeman Signals Come
This police signal means : COME ON

Dont Bother Police
Do not hinder a policeman on point duty by asking questions, for, in doing so, you may be also obstructing three or more lines of traffic

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

Beware of Road Junctions
Beware of road junctions. Always slow down and proceed with caution when approaching cross roads

Look Right and Left
Children, stop, look right and then left before crossing the road

Radiator Badges 1926
including such well-known marques as Minerva, Oakland, Rhode, Star, Straker Squire, Swift, Trojan, Unic, Vulcan, and Windsor, not to mention Lea-Francis and Lagonda

Beware of Trams
Beware of trams swinging out at corners

Cyclists Red Reflector
Cyclists : see that the red reflector is clean and properly fitted

Rolls Royce 1926
40-50 h.p. six-cylinder New Phantom limousine - already described in 1926 as an aristocrat of the road

Parking on Hills
On steep hills set the wheels against the kerb

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

Alighting & Boarding
Do not attempt to board or alight from a vehicle in motion... many a man has lost his life in attempting to save a second in this manner

Overtaking on Bends
DO NOT OVERTAKE AT BENDS

The Dog in the Street
Do not play with a dog in the street, for the animal, in its spirit of fun, forgets previous warning not to stray

Reading in the Street
Do not read while walking in the street... you may unknowingly walk into the roadway at a cross road and collide with a vehicle... Date: 1934

Parking on a Curve
DO NOT PARK ON A CURVE

Reversing into a By-Road
Reversing into a by-road : drive past the by-road a few yards and, after making sure that it is safe to do so, reverse into it. Then drive out

I am Going to Turn Right
This signal means : I AM GOING TO TURN TO MY RIGHT

No Free Riding
Do not attempt free riding !

Guard against Sideslip
Guard against sideslip. When on wet polished asphalt, granite sets or tramlines, leave sufficient room to meet an emergency

Overtake me on my Right
This signal means : OVERTAKE ME ON MY RIGHT

Avoid Cutting In
Avoid cutting in, for it is one of the worst forms of dangerous driving

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