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Jack Johnson on his Racing Motor CarArthur John Johnson, better known as Jack Johnson, the American heavyweight boxer, pictured in 1908. Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion between 1908 and 1915
BSA three wheeler sports car and driver, South WalesMr Jack Holt driving his 1932 BSA three wheeler sports car, bought in 1938 from Morgan of Caerphilly. Probably photographed in the Haverfordwest area, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Balloon ascent from Seal, near Sevenoaks, KentPreparing a balloon for ascent from the Village of Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent, during which Mr P Cornillot achieved horizontal steering at different heights. 23 August 1825
Testing a new type of steering gear / W Heath RobinsonIllustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library
1910 SimpleX Date: 1953
Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid WalesA steam lorry (Manns patent steam cart) belonging to Evans & Jones, haulage contractors, laden with goods which have just been loaded from a train at Llandysul (or Llandyssil)
Young woman at the wheel of a car. 1950
1906 Tyre AdvertisementAn advert for Jenatzy Tyres of Brussels
Kashmir, River Jhelum - woman paddles a wooden boatKashmir, River Jhelum - woman with two small children paddles a flat-bottomed wooden boat, or shikara Date: 1986
Voiture Henriod 1900 veteran motor carVoiture Henriod 1900. A neat little two-seater (with a little seat at back for baby or dog) - tiller steering - motoring at its simplest ! Date: 1900
Autocar Poster -- Paris-Amsterdam raceAutocar Poster -- Charrons white Panhard fitted with wheel steering (instead of a tiller) for the first time in racing history, for the Paris-Amsterdam race. Date: 1898
Blanchard and Jeffries crossing English ChannelJean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries crossing the English Channel by balloon. They left Dover, crossed the sea, and landed near Blanay, between Calais and Boulogne
Blind Man and Guide DogA German Shepherd leads a blind man in a street, steering him between a lamp- post and a carelessly parked bicycle. Date: 1935
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
Two boys on their Go-cartTwo boys (twin brothers?) in their Sunday best sitting on their beautifully-made toy car, complete with slender steering wheel, running board, lamp and number plate
Home made carA young man got up in motoring kit including a balaclava and goggles, poses at the wheel of an evidently home made car with hand-scrawled number plate!
Fiat Ardita Advert 1932Publicity for Fiats Ardita - as you see, it has a nice well-rounded steering wheel : but does the rest of it reach this high standard ?
Berlin Motor Race PosterA poster for a motor racing meeting on 12th and 22nd October at Berlin, Germany
Chauffeur driving a blue car on a greetings cardChauffeur driving a blue car with two passengers on a greetings card -- A mile a minute. Date: circa 1900s
Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR. 1 and Bedford MKHawker Siddeley Harrier GR.1 being pushed back into its hide by a Bedford MK 4-tonner, during a field deployment in Germany
Bronze ship's eight spoked wheel, Brown BrothersMARITIME: Brown Brothers and Company, Rosebank Ironworks, Edinburgh, bronze ship's eight spoked wheel. 30ins
19th century brass and wood ship's wheel, made in BelfastMARITIME: A good 19th century brass and hard wood ship's wheel with the legend NORTHUMBRIAN MAID. BELFAST. 1843 in the brass central boss, on display stand
Pratt's High Test Fuel - Advertisement for Pratt's High Test petrol depicts a woman at the steering wheel, goggles at the ready. Artist: Albert Bailey. Date: 1926
WW2 Royal Navy Birthday CardA WW2 birthday greetings card, You're steering straight for a happy birthday! The illustration portrays a boy dressed as a Royal navy sailor steering his ship. Date: circa 1940s
WW2, Willing HandsAn illustration which portrays a little boy dressed as a British WW2 Royal Navy sailor, he is steering his ship. Date: circa 1940s
Seaside donkey pulling a car across Block Island beach, USAA superb photographic postcard showing a Seaside donkey pulling (a pretty stuck-looking!) car acoss a sandy beach at Block Island
The Engineer, three bound volumes, 1910-1911The Engineer, three bound volumes CXI from January to June 1910, July to December 1910 and January to June 1911, including in supplement Olympic launch, page 209 Olympic fitting-out
White Star Line, embroidered badge in oak frameWhite Star Line, period embroidered officer's cloth cap badge contained within an oak frame in the shape of a ship's wheel
Ira L. & A. C. Berk Packard AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Ira L. & A. C. Berk Ltd, promoting the Packard Straight Eight car, seen in the illustration, boasting high power, four wheel brakes
The Motor Picture Book, The Dynasphere - the car of the future? Date: 1930
Cover design, The Motor Picture Book, with 24 colour plates Date: 1930
Original artwork, man and woman in a car, American fashion design (3 of 3) Date: circa 1910
Original artwork, woman driving a car, American fashion design (1 of 3) Date: circa 1910
Poster, Monaco, Motor Boat Exhibition and Competition, March - April 1900 Date: 1900
Poster, Brooklands Motor Course, Weybridge, Surrey, The British Mountain Handicap, Britain's Richest Car Race, Easter Monday, 13 April 1936. Date: 1936
A TRIREME (three banks of oars) The larger oar at the stern is for steering ; note also the lantern, and the hooked prow for ramming an enemy vessel
Trans-Canada Lockheed Aircraft, Pilots cockpit fitted for blind flying Date: 1930s
Woman at the wheel of her carStylish woman at the wheel of her car looks round quizzically. Date: circa 1930s
Parked car, Croydon, SurreyView through the windscreen of a parked car in Croydon High Road, with postman on bike, and tram. Date: circa 1930s
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
Panhard car of 1899 fitted with first Napier engine, Selwyn Francis Edge is in the passenger seat. He had agreed to sell all the cars Napier could make
Ford Cortina car, steering wheel and dashboard, 1965Ford Cortina car, showing the steering wheel and dashboard. 1965
Prince and Princess of Wales in a motor carThe Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary) in a motor car. 1905
Bob Burnam in Ohio RacerBob Burnam, crowned Speed King of the World, in his Ohio Racer. 1912
Sir Malcolm Campbell in first Blue Bird, a DarracqSir Malcolm Campbell at the wheel of his first Blue Bird, a Darracq. 1912
Red Jenatzy, winner of Gordon Bennett Cup motor raceRed Jenatzy, winner of the Gordon Bennett Cup motor race at the wheel of a 1903 Mercedes, with a speed of 49.2 mph. early 20th century
Parry Thomas, motor racing driver, at the wheel of Babs, half an hour before his fatal accident attempting another world speed record at Pendine, Carmarthenshire on 3 March 1928. 1928
Racing car on a wet track with cut tyresRacing car on a wet track -- the tyres had to be specially treated with shallow cuts transversing the normal tread for extra grip. 20th century