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AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING

As It Was In The Beginning (1925)

An old car from 1903 drives through the streets of London during a...

MATTERS OF THE MOMENT - TO THE MOTORIST

Matters Of The Moment - To The Motorist (1939)

A new head-lamp attachment for cars is demonstrated.

MOTORING RECORDS BROKEN -WHOLESALE

Motoring Records Broken -Wholesale (1926)

British woman driver, Viollette Cordery, celebrates having...

GIORDANIS

Giordanis (1926)

A party of officials visits the sites of Rome.

CARELESS MOTORISTS BEWARE!

Careless Motorists Beware! (1940)

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

MR. FACING-BOTH-WAYS

Mr. Facing-Both-Ways (1930)

Crazy car which has two bonnets and drives forwards and backwards with two...

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.

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...

ITALIAN BREAKS SPEED RECORD

Italian Breaks Speed Record (1948)

Italian Piero Tarriffi breaks car speed record.

ROADSIDE PETROL STATION

Roadside Petrol Station (1920)

Super cute petrol station - the first "of its kind" in Britain.

WEEK-ENDERS OF YESTERYEAR

Week-Enders Of Yesteryear (1935)

People in Victorian dress take a ride in a vintage car.

MOTOR RACING REPORTS - GRAND PRIX BERLIN

Motor Racing Reports - Grand Prix Berlin (1953)

A high spot of German racing season, Berlin...

MOTOR RACING REPORTS - COOPER WINS

Motor Racing Reports - Cooper Wins (1953)

British driver John Cooper takes the laurels in Berlin.

DOWN-UNDER CAR RALLY

Down-Under Car Rally (1953)

The roughest car race ever staged in Australia takes cars round the country...

IT HAPPENS THERE TOO

It Happens There Too (1956)

Petrol crisis in Cyprus - Britain is not the only one to suffer.

JAGUARS COME BACK FIGHTING

Jaguars Come Back Fighting (1957)

World famous Jaguar plant in Coventry is back in production after...

ICELAND NO 2 issue title is ENGLAND EXPECTS

Iceland No 2 Issue Title Is England Expects (1939)

Travelogue item showing Iceland.

HOW TO RUN A RAILWAY

How To Run A Railway (1963)

Demonstration of a device which enables cars to use closed railway lines.

MULTI PARKING AUTOMATIC

Multi Parking Automatic (1964)

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

NEWS FROM THE ROCK

News From The Rock (1966)

New cable car railway & women petition the Queen to keep Gibraltar British.

EVERYWHERE - CAR DUMPING A MAJOR NUISANCE

Everywhere - Car Dumping A Major Nuisance (1965)

Item about problem of abandoned cars in public...

CAR AND YOU BY TRAIN

Car And You By Train (1966)

The World's First Car-Train terminal is opened in London.

THIS CAR LIKES WATER

This Car Likes Water (1966)

Inventor Charles Vinten presents his amphibious car.

AMPHICAT aka GO ANYWHERE VEHICLE

Amphicat AKA Go Anywhere Vehicle (1968)

Versatile buggy with lots of wheels drives around Paris and...

THE CITYCAR

The Citycar (1968)

Mike Forrest demonstrates his new Micro Mini 'Citycar'. Loughborough, Leicestershire....

 TRAFFIC SCENES, TAXIS AND HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES

Traffic Scenes, Taxis And Horse Drawn Vehicles (1920-1929)

London traffic scenes from the 1930s.

 CAR SPEED RECORD

Car Speed Record (1948)

Italian Piero Tarriffi breaks car speed record.

TRAILER: HOSPITAL CAR SERVICE

Trailer: Hospital Car Service (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging drivers to volunteer for the...

50 YEARS OF MOTORING

50 Years Of Motoring (1946)

Pathe looks over the history of 50 years of motoring.

LARGEST CAR IN THE WORLD

Largest Car In The World (1947)

The Daimler car that Royal family used on South African tour.

ELECTRIC CAR

Electric Car (1947)

Small electric car driving around Hastings.

THE AMERICAN CONSUMER

The American Consumer (1948)

Item showing cars being produced in American plant.

CANTERBURY

Canterbury (1951)

Good street scenes in Canterbury, Kent.

1951 MONTE CARLO RALLY

1951 Monte Carlo Rally (1951)

Cars racing through Monte Carlo, Rainier watching, Trevoux and Crovetto...

ALPINE RALLY

Alpine Rally (1950)

Alpine rally in France and Italy.

 AUSTIN CARS

Austin Cars (1951)

Shots of Austin cars from 1930s.

NOISELESS TRAFFIC EXPERIMENT IN BUDAPEST

Noiseless Traffic Experiment In Budapest (1957)

Cars and trams that make no noise, Hungary.

ARRIVING IN BELGIUM BY CAR AIR FERRY

Arriving In Belgium By Car Air Ferry (1964)

Vintage car transported to Belgium via air carrier

ROAD TO MONTE CARLO-CUTS aka ROAD TO MONTE CARLO

Road To Monte Carlo-Cuts AKA Road To Monte Carlo (1960)

Various shots of two female competitors...

ROAD TO MONTE CARLO-CUTS aka ROAD TO MONTE CARLO

Road To Monte Carlo-Cuts AKA Road To Monte Carlo (1960)

Customs officers check drivers' papers at...

ROAD TO MONTE CARLO

Road To Monte Carlo (1960)

Three rally checkpoints in the mountains, one at night.

ROAD TO MONTE CARLO

Road To Monte Carlo (1964)

Preparations in Blois for a car race to Monte Carlo

ROAD TO MONTE CARLO

Road To Monte Carlo (1964)

Various shots from road race to Monte Carlo

THE ROAD TO MONTE CARLO

The Road To Monte Carlo (1964)

The Monte Carlo race by day and night

NEW 'SILVER SHADOW' ROLLS ROYCE AND BENTLEY CARS ON SHOW

New 'silver Shadow' Rolls Royce And Bentley Cars On Show (1965)

New Rolls Royce and Bentley cars...

NEW TAY BRIDGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - DUNDEE

New Tay Bridge Under Construction - Dundee (1965)

The new Tay bridge under construction.

SAFETY BELT TESTS BY BSI

Safety Belt Tests By Bsi (1967)

Car safety bells being tested in Hemel Hampstead.