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ROBOT CAR PARK

Robot Car Park (1960)

New automatic 'Zidpark' car park demonstrated in Southwark, London.

AMATEUR RACE LIKE CHIMPS

Amateur Race Like Chimps (1961)

Amateur motor racing in at disused airfield in Germany.

DEVICE FOILS ROAD THIEVES

Device Foils Road Thieves (1963)

Latest car alarm to beat thieves.

BUILD YOUR OWN CAR

Build Your Own Car (1963)

With factory supplied components, six men show how to assemble sports car in...

MURDER CHARGE ENDS ROAD RACE

Murder Charge Ends Road Race (1948)

Racing car jumps track, kills six people and injure more - driver...

MODEL CAR PARK

Model Car Park (1953)

New innovative design for car park of the future. Bexley Heath in Kent.

PARKING SIGNS

Parking Signs (1949)

Quirky item about confusing parking signs on Montserrat Road, Putney.

 

 

GIRL CAR MANUFACTURER

Girl Car Manufacturer (1953)

Car manufacturer Daphne Arnott prepares her cars to race at Silverstone.

SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR reel 1

Science Behind The Car Reel 1 (1950-1959)

The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design

MEXICAN GRAND PRIX DECIDES GRAHAM HILL AS WORLD CHAMPION aka MEXICAN GRAND PRIX

Mexican Grand Prix Decides Graham Hill As World Champion AKA Mexican Grand Prix (1968)

Shots...

RHAPSODY IN STEEL

Rhapsody In Steel (1930-1939)

Wonderful animation is used to illustrate the construction of Ford motor cars.

RIVER LIFE

River Life (1962)

An item about a family who take their car on their boat and a man who has built a...

ROLLS-ROYCE FARM

Rolls-Royce Farm (1964)

David Scott-Moncrieff buys Rolls-Royces which have fallen into disrepair and...

TELL TALE TOM

Tell Tale Tom (1934)

New invention for cars to help prevent hit and run car accidents, Budapest, Hungary....

HALT HERE FOR INDIA

Halt Here For India (1936)

Huge crowds gather for Hindu Car Festival at Puri in Bengal, India.

FRANK WALKER BAND

Frank Walker Band (1936)

Frank Walker Band playing 'Rhapsody of a Motor Car'.

ALL ROADS HAVE END

All Roads Have End (1960)

Footage of cars being tested for safety in Hendon and stock car racing in...

GLIDING INTO SUMMER

Gliding Into Summer (1938)

Gliding over the Austrian Alps.

KERBSIDE CATERERS

Kerbside Caterers (1939)

Footage of novelty catering service provide at roadside or harbour side.

ON TOP!

On Top! (1940)

Men work on the new cable car system on Mont Blanc.

BRITISH CARS AND PRIVATE OWNERS TRIUMPH

British Cars And Private Owners Triumph (1932)

The finish of the RAC 1,000 mile car endurance rally.

A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

A Miraculous Escape (1941)

A stock car driver in America has a lucky escape when his car catches fire...

THE LAST SPITFIRE

The Last Spitfire (1945)

Morris Motors factory change from fighter planes to post-war car production.

AROUND BRITAIN

Around Britain (1947)

Preview of a new car from Ford and a Heathland fire in Hampshire.

PARIS MOTOR SHOW

Paris Motor Show (1947)

Various new designs of car are shown off to the appreciative French crowds.

DEATH OF BERNARD

Death Of Bernard (1938)

Brief shots commemorate the life of motor racing driver Bernard Rosemeyer.

MILLE MIGLIA CAR RACE LNER

Mille Miglia Car Race Lner (1938)

Motorists compete in the Mille Miglia car race in Italy.

GERMAN GRAND PRIX - GERMANY

German Grand Prix - Germany (1938)

British driver Dick Seaman wins the German Grand Prix.

AUSTRIA MOTOR / CYCLE RACE

Austria Motor / Cycle Race (1938)

Hans Stuck wins the German Speed Championships in the Austrian Alps....

SHELSLEY WALSH HILL CLIMB

Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb (1938)

Raymond Mays wins the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb in his racing car. ...

MALCOLM CAMPBELL ON LAKE GENEVA

Malcolm Campbell On Lake Geneva (1938)

Bad weather prevents Sir Malcolm Campbell from beating his own...

CHARITY GYMKHANA Dublin issue

Charity Gymkhana Dublin Issue (1942)

Plenty of car stunts by Kid Kavanagh and others at a charity...

MONTE CARLO RALLY

Monte Carlo Rally (1939)

Amy Johnson takes part in the 1939 Monte Carlo Rally, France.

PAU aka OLD CROCKS RACE AT PAU

Pau AKA Old Crocks Race At Pau (1939)

Footage of an old car and bicycle rally in the town of Pau in...

SAFETY FIRST TRAILER

Safety First Trailer (1942)

Great footage of children playing and crossing roads safely (and not so...

BLACKOUT TRAILER

Blackout Trailer (1942)

Trailer warning about the use of proper lighting and brakes on cars and bikes in...

THE IDEAL PICK UP CAR

The Ideal Pick Up Car (1946)

French clown Rhum drives miniature car around Paris.

CARELESS MOTORISTS BEWARE!

Careless Motorists Beware! (1940)

A policeman shows the wartime punishment for leaving your car...

50 YEARS OF MOTORING

50 Years Of Motoring (1946)

Pathe celebrates 50 years of motoring with footage of cars through the...

THE SUPER KIDDIE CAR

The Super Kiddie Car (1939)

Footage of a small boy driving a replica model of a motor car in Sweden.

WRAPPING PARCELS - TRAILER

Wrapping Parcels - Trailer (1949)

A Short Trailer film encouraging people to wrap their parcels...

DAGENHAM  ESSEX - CAR EXPORT

Dagenham Essex - Car Export (1948)

Henry Ford inaugurates car export drive with USA.

MIDGET AND MONSTER

Midget And Monster (1948)

New giant plane presented at Filton & Miniature models at London Engineering...

BRITISH ACE SETS NEW RECORDS

British Ace Sets New Records (1948)

Goldie Gardner, British ace, breaks three world records at Ostend...

NEW CARS - NEW TESTS

New Cars - New Tests (1948)

Cars tried and tested by new methods at Nuffield Research Centre, Oxford &...

ITALIAN BREAKS SPEED RECORD

Italian Breaks Speed Record (1948)

Italian Piero Tarriffi breaks car speed record.

MULTI PARKING AUTOMATIC

Multi Parking Automatic (1964)

A hugely complex automatic parking system is demonstrated - lots of keys...

RUST IN PEACE

Rust In Peace (1963)

Old and abandoned cars are collected and taken to scrap heap in Reading, Berkshire.

KERB CURBS ACCIDENTS

Kerb Curbs Accidents (1963)

New type kerbs may lessen car damage.

TO SCOTLAND WITH SKIS

To Scotland With Skis (1966)

People going on skiing holiday to Scotland.