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MIND THAT CHILD!!

Mind That Child!! (1967)

Road safety trailer urging us to be extra vigilant on the look out for children...

MECHANICAL BRICKLAYER

Mechanical Bricklayer (1967)

Demonstration of a mechanical bricklayer called the Motor Mason....

FRAGMENTISER

Fragmentiser (1967)

A Fragmentiser crushes up cars and shreds them into metal pieces.

MOBI ONE CAR aka PROTOTYPE VEHICLE WITH 4-WHEEL STEERING

Mobi One Car AKA Prototype Vehicle With 4-Wheel Steering (1968)

Inventor Maurice Bishop shows...

LIFTING APPARATUS

Lifting Apparatus (1969)

Bedford fire brigade demonstrate new inflatable apparatus for lifting up...

AUTO STUNTS

Auto Stunts (1969)

Dare devil stunt driving, France.

ITALY STAGES NEW STYLE MOTOR GYMKHANA

Italy Stages New Style Motor Gymkhana (1947)

Italian drivers have fun driving around and playing...

 

 

PRAGUE: NUSLE STAIRS STAIRS USED FOR TESTING CZECH CARS

Prague: Nusle Stairs Stairs Used For Testing Czech Cars (1947)

Long flight of stone steps are...

GERMAN REARMAMENT - FACTORY

German Rearmament - Factory (1938)

German army officers inspect a factory producing artillery.

LE CHANCELIER HITLER aka HITLER SIGNING BOOK IN BERLIN

Le Chancelier Hitler AKA Hitler Signing Book In Berlin (1933)

Hitler becomes an honorary citizen...

FRENCH EVACUATING A TOWN

French Evacuating A Town (1940)

French people walk along road carrying their belongings after leaving...

FLYING CAR

Flying Car (1949)

The flying car makes its first test - a propellor driven automobile that flies in Italy.

IDEAL PICK UP CAR

Ideal Pick Up Car (1946)

French clown Rhum drives miniature car around Paris.

THE RUNAWAY CAR

The Runaway Car

Early French Comedy film - The Runaway Car.

ELUSIVE INSULL! aka INSULL IN GREECE

Elusive Insull! AKA Insull In Greece

Fraudster Samuel Insull hides from justice in Greece.

DE GASPERI RETURNS FROM U.S.A.

De Gasperi Returns From U.S.A. (1947)

Italian Prime Minister Alcide de Gasperi returns home after...

KING HAAKON LEAVES UK AFTER EXILE

King Haakon Leaves UK After Exile (1945)

King Haakon of Norway leaves England after exile to return...

PETROL RATIONING

Petrol Rationing (1947)

Motorists protest about petrol rationing. Hyde Park, London.

US OFFICERS ON INSPECTION TOUR

Us Officers On Inspection Tour (1945)

American officers visit British Army training camp.

ALL AUSTRALIAN POST WAR CAR

All Australian Post War Car (1945)

Small all Australian light car tested on road and field.

MIDGET CAR IN TOKYO

Midget Car In Tokyo (1947)

Demonstration of a very small electric car on streets of Tokyo, Japan.

STRIKE MEETING AT THE RENAULT FACTORIES IN PARIS

Strike Meeting At The Renault Factories In Paris (1949)

Strikers meet at Renault factory in Paris....

MG CAR BADGE

Mg Car Badge (1948)

Close up of badge and radiator of MG-TD car.

US ARMY SNORKEL TRUCK

Us Army Snorkel Truck (1950)

New American snorkel truck drives across quite deep water.

MIDGET CAR RACING STAMFORD BRIDGE

Midget Car Racing Stamford Bridge (1948)

Various shots of very competitive car racing on a small...

NEW STANDARD 8 BABY CAR

New Standard 8 Baby Car (1953)

Good footage of Standard 8 cars on production line and being driven by...

FRENCH MOTOR CYCLE RACE AT ARGENTEUIL aka MOTOR CYCLE SCRAMBLE IN FRANCE

French Motor Cycle Race At Argenteuil AKA Motor Cycle Scramble In France (1949)

Various shots...

MG FACTORY ABINGDON

Mg Factory Abingdon (1950)

People at work in the MG car factory in Abingdon. Oxfordshire.

MORRIS MINOR IN LONDON

Morris Minor In London (1950)

Various shots of Morris Minor car driving in London in the 1950s.

M.I.R.A. CAR TESTING GROUND

M.I.R.A. Car Testing Ground (1951)

Car & bus driving along pave track, cars along bumpy road track,...

 AUSTIN CARS

Austin Cars (1951)

Shots of Austin cars from 1930s.

RIVER AND ROAD: EUROPE

River And Road: Europe (1940)

High angle shots of river and railway line, possibly Germany.

NEW AUSTIN SEVEN aka NEW AUSTIN 7

New Austin Seven AKA New Austin 7 (1951)

The Austin Motor Company announces "Big Car Comfort at Small...

NEW AUSTIN SEVEN aka NEW AUSTIN 7

New Austin Seven AKA New Austin 7 (1951)

The Austin Motor Company announces "Big Car Comfort at Small...

THE RENAULT CAR FACTORY aka RENAULT CAR FACTORY

The Renault Car Factory AKA Renault Car Factory (1956)

Excellent shots of assembly line work and...

MAGIC IN METAL

Magic In Metal (1961)

Car travelling along country road, village, hunters and deer - colour material.

FRENCH MINERS MARCH ON PARIS

French Miners March On Paris (1963)

French miners demonstrating through Paris streets.

 DIESEL ENGINE FOR LIGHT CARS

Diesel Engine For Light Cars (1953)

Item about new Vauxhall car with diesel engine.

DUNLOP - DOCUMENTARY CUTS

Dunlop - Documentary Cuts (1960-1969)

Small car driving through streets of unknown town.

BETTER DRIVING DISCUSSIONS IN ITALY

Better Driving Discussions In Italy (1929)

Conference of improvement of driving held in Palermo,...

TROUBLE IN DERB BACHKO

Trouble In Derb Bachko (1955)

Wreckage in street, cars arriving with man with loud speaker, man on...

DALAI LAMA REACHES INDIA

Dalai Lama Reaches India (1959)

Dalai Lama arrives in India having escaped from Chinese held Tibet.

POLICE SWOOP ON SHANTY VILLAGES

Police Swoop On Shanty Villages (1953)

Nairobi 'hotbeds of Mau Mau activity' cleared

LORD MAYOR IN PARIS

Lord Mayor In Paris (1954)

London Mayor visits Paris to sign documentation

AA HOLDS WORLD CAR RALLY

Aa Holds World Car Rally (1960)

Men of the Automobile Association from around the World gather.

HUNGARIAN REFUGEES AT AUSTRIAN BORDER

Hungarian Refugees At Austrian Border (1956)

Bread is handed out to Hungarian refugees as they...

TRIUMPH CAR RALLY

Triumph Car Rally (1957)

Triumph Car Rally held in Switzerland.

NEW ELECTRIC PARKING SYSTEM

New Electric Parking System (1958)

New electric parking system in action.

TRAFFIC POLICE SQUAD TO COMBAT CAR STEALING

Traffic Police Squad To Combat Car Stealing (1960)

Cameraman spends a day with a special car crime...

MOTOR ELEGANCE TESTS AT CORTINA D'AMPEZ TO ROME

Motor Elegance Tests At Cortina D'ampez To Rome (1961)

International car exhibition takes place...