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Motorcar Collection (#2)

"Exploring the Motorcar: A Journey Through Time and Places" Nestled among the Hollywood Hills, a tree offers a picturesque view of the iconic Hollywood sign

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Kilcattan Street in Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff

Kilcattan Street in Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, Wales. 23rd January 1961. Our Picture Shows

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Adamsdown Square, Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff

Adamsdown Square, Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, Wales. Circa 1965. Our Picture Shows... Adamsdown Square where five roads meet

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Standard Triumph workers meet outside the Speke factory, Liverpool, Merseyside

Standard Triumph workers meet outside the Speke factory, Liverpool, Merseyside, 21st October 1969

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool, 23rd February 1968

Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool, 23rd February 1968. Our picture shows, bodies of the Triumph 1300 range being assembled on the production line

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Construction underway for Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool

Construction underway for Standard Triumph assembly facility in Speke, Liverpool, 4th September 1961. Our picture shows, mammoth earth moving vehicles levelling off the area

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Austin Mini Motor Car, 24th August 1959. Mini Mark I, Austin Seven, Morris Mini-Minor

Austin Mini Motor Car, 24th August 1959. Mini Mark I, Austin Seven, Morris Mini-Minor

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Doctor Who, actor Tom Baker - the 4th Doctor - pictured with assistants Sarah Jane Smith

Doctor Who, actor Tom Baker - the 4th Doctor - pictured with assistants Sarah Jane Smith played by actress Elisabeth Sladen & John Andrews played by Ian Marter 9th December 1974

Background imageMotorcar Collection: New York Police Department car, NYPD, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

New York Police Department car, NYPD, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
USA, New York City, Manhattan, New York Police Department car, NYPD

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Ford Pilot JLP01_07_016_004

Ford Pilot JLP01_07_016_004
A Ford Pilot car transporting Laing director W M Johnson and his wife during a staff outing to Weymouth. Ford Pilot cars were manufactured by Ford UK from August 1947 until 1951

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Colourful Old Car. Montevideo, Uruguay

Colourful Old Car. Montevideo, Uruguay

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Vintage car, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Vintage car, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Jeep Tour, Slickrock Trail, Moab, Utah, USA, (MR)

Jeep Tour, Slickrock Trail, Moab, Utah, USA, (MR)

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Chevrolet Vintage Car, Ocean Drive, Miami South Beach, Art Deco District, Florida, USA

Chevrolet Vintage Car, Ocean Drive, Miami South Beach, Art Deco District, Florida, USA

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Vintage car, Port Townsend, Washington State, USA

Vintage car, Port Townsend, Washington State, USA

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Vintage Car, Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA

Vintage Car, Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Dubai cityscape - Sheikh al Zayed road, United Arab Emirates

Dubai cityscape - Sheikh al Zayed road, United Arab Emirates

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Dubai transport - Sheikh al Zayed road, United Arab Emirates

Dubai transport - Sheikh al Zayed road, United Arab Emirates

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Austin A70 Coupe

Austin A70 Coupe Date: circa 1955

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Bentley Special racer

Bentley Special racer Date: circa 1960

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Austin A40 Devon KLR 96

Austin A40 Devon KLR 96
Austin A40 Devon 4-door saloon KLR 96 Date: circa 1955

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Ford Model T Cabriolet

Ford Model T Cabriolet 1912 Date: circa 1960

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Vintage cabriolet

Vintage cabriolet Date: circa 1960

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Austin A35 Countryman RYG 258

Austin A35 Countryman RYG 258, receiving attention from a proud owner. Date: circa 1960

Background imageMotorcar Collection: MGB custom 8096 WU

MGB custom 8096 WU Date: circa 1965

Background imageMotorcar Collection: 1935 Ford Model 48 Phaeton 4-door cabriolet, regn 1088

1935 Ford Model 48 Phaeton 4-door cabriolet, regn 1088, in the desert, somewhere in a Middle Eastern desert. (Note: less than 1% of model 48 production was of the 4-door Phaeton cabriolet marque)

Background imageMotorcar Collection: MGB custom 8096 WU, with trade plates 0992 B

MGB custom 8096 WU, with trade plates 0992 B Date: circa 1965

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Horse and cart and motorcar

Horse and cart and motorcar driving towards each other. The motorcar had only just started to become a popular mode of transport. Date: 1912

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Advert for Chrysler Cars

Advert for Chrysler Cars, promoting them as swift, silent, arrogant-looking'. Date: 1933

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Motoring and Aviation Record Breakers

Motoring and Aviation Record Breakers
Sir Henry Tim Birkin (1896-1933) and Dorothy Paget (1905-1960) showing off their Bentley. And James Allan Jim Mollison (1905-1959)

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Advertisement for Riley Kestrel saloon car, mono illustration, with colour borders

Advertisement for Riley Kestrel saloon car, mono illustration, with colour borders. With captions, Riley, as old as the industry, as modern as the hour'and in the rallies

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Advertisement for Six-Twelve Riley car. Advertorial by the Earl of Cardigan

Advertisement for Six-Twelve Riley car. Advertorial by the Earl of Cardigan. Captioned, Cars with a Personality: the new Six-Twelve Riley'

Background imageMotorcar Collection: An advert for the new Sports Coupe Isis 6 from Morris, also available as a 4-door saloon

An advert for the new Sports Coupe Isis 6 from Morris, also available as a 4-door saloon. Date: circa 1932

Background imageMotorcar Collection: The Road Hog (wash on paper)

The Road Hog (wash on paper)
GLS314014 The Road Hog (wash on paper) by Crawhall, Joseph (1861-1913); 34.3x40 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Evening Wear by Charles de Lagrille, 1921 (pochoir print)

Evening Wear by Charles de Lagrille, 1921 (pochoir print)
STC255053 Evening Wear by Charles de Lagrille, 1921 (pochoir print) by Roux, Andre de (1870-1952); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Background imageMotorcar Collection: A town square, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954)

A town square, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) published 1930 (etching & drypoint)
STC240025 A town square, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) published 1930 (etching & drypoint) by Chahine

Background imageMotorcar Collection: A couple in a chauffeur driven car, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954)

A couple in a chauffeur driven car, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954)
STC240024 A couple in a chauffeur driven car, illustration for Mitsou by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) published 1930 (etching & drypoint) by Chahine

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Boulevard Haussmann, in Paris (gouache on paper)

Boulevard Haussmann, in Paris (gouache on paper)
CH137830 Boulevard Haussmann, in Paris (gouache on paper) by Galien-Laloue, Eugene (Jacques Lievin) (1854-1941); 17.8x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Caravan (colour litho)

Caravan (colour litho)
3641925 Caravan (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caravan. Illustration for The Book of Motors (Birn Brothers, c 1955).); © Look and Learn

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Riley saloon in the rain (colour litho)

Riley saloon in the rain (colour litho)
3641922 Riley saloon in the rain (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Riley saloon in the rain)

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Taxi (colour litho)

Taxi (colour litho)
3641917 Taxi (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taxi. Illustration for The Book of Motors (Birn Brothers, c 1955).); © Look and Learn

Background imageMotorcar Collection: ANZAC Divisional Headquarters at Rashid Beck, October 1917 (b / w photo)

ANZAC Divisional Headquarters at Rashid Beck, October 1917 (b / w photo)
PEF446340 ANZAC Divisional Headquarters at Rashid Beck, October 1917 (b/w photo) by Rhodes, Capt. Arthur (1892-1922); Palestine Exploration Fund, London

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Flagler Street, looking west from in front of the Halcyon Hotel, 27 March

Flagler Street, looking west from in front of the Halcyon Hotel, 27 March
MIA437301 Flagler Street, looking west from in front of the Halcyon Hotel, 27 March, 1920 (b/w photo) by Matlack, Claude C

Background imageMotorcar Collection: The New and the Old (colour litho)

The New and the Old (colour litho)
2810332 The New and the Old (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New and the Old. Illustration for A Book of Engines (Blackie, c 1930)

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Collecting the Letters (colour litho)

Collecting the Letters (colour litho)
2810329 Collecting the Letters (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collecting the Letters. Illustration for A Book of Engines (Blackie, c 1930)

Background imageMotorcar Collection: At a height of 800 meters, an acrobatic aviator, known in Spain under the name of the Red Devil

At a height of 800 meters, an acrobatic aviator, known in Spain under the name of the Red Devil... (colour litho)
2778064 At a height of 800 meters, an acrobatic aviator, known in Spain under the name of the Red Devil... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMotorcar Collection: A tragic accident has devastated the womens automotive elegance contest at the Bois de Boulogne

A tragic accident has devastated the womens automotive elegance contest at the Bois de Boulogne (Paris) (colour litho)
2783608 A tragic accident has devastated the womens automotive elegance contest at the Bois de Boulogne (Paris) (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageMotorcar Collection: La Fiat triomphe a Deauville, from White Bottoms, pub

La Fiat triomphe a Deauville, from White Bottoms, pub
2632112 La Fiat triomphe a Deauville, from White Bottoms, pub. 1927 (colour block print) by Sem (Georges Goursat) (1863-1934); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageMotorcar Collection: Bolles Cart, 1897 (b / w photo)

Bolles Cart, 1897 (b / w photo)
2634647 BollA©s Cart, 1897 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon Bollee Automobiles was a French company founded by Leon Bollee in Le Mans to)




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"Exploring the Motorcar: A Journey Through Time and Places" Nestled among the Hollywood Hills, a tree offers a picturesque view of the iconic Hollywood sign, as if inviting us to embark on a thrilling motorcar adventure. The Little White Chapel stands as a testament to love and commitment, its quaint charm contrasting with the sleek power of nearby motorcars. Le Mans 1929 - Pontlieu witnesses history being made as the winning Speed Six Bentley Old Number 1 roars past, leaving spectators in awe of its speed and elegance. At the pits during Le Mans 1927, Dr J D Benjafield refuels Old Number 7, a magnificent 3-litre Bentley that embodies both grace and endurance. The Humber Super Snipe Saloon exudes sophistication as it glides through city streets, turning heads with its timeless design and impeccable craftsmanship. Vintage Bentley Speed 6 gracefully cruises through Locquirec in Brittany, France – an enchanting sight that transports us back to an era defined by elegance and style. US Route 50 stretches endlessly ahead; this never-ending straight road beckons adventurous spirits seeking freedom behind the wheel of their trusty motorcars. Adamsdown Gospel Hall stands proudly amidst an inner-city area – reminding us how motorcars have brought communities together across diverse landscapes throughout history. A Sporty White Sunbeam Alpine zips along coastal roads with exhilarating speed – capturing hearts with its undeniable charisma under sunny skies or starry nights alike. In vibrant hues of red, a Hillman Minx Deluxe saloon adds flair to any street it graces; blending classic beauty with modern sensibilities for all who appreciate fine automobiles. Soho Fair and Carnival ignite excitement today. As record numbers join the procession, colorful floats pass by adorned with dazzling displays inspired by our beloved motorcars.