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PHONE IN YOUR CAR

Phone In Your Car (1959)

Car phones used by business men in Lancashire.

FAMOUS CAR RACES AGAIN

Famous Car Races Again (1955)

Prototype M.G. sports car shows its paces at Silverstone - Ken Wharton at...

PICASSO SEES A BULL FIGHT

Picasso Sees A Bull Fight (1955)

Pablo Picasso attends a bloodless bullfight at Vallauris, France.

KEN WHARTON GARAGE - HIGH SPEED CAR SERVICING

Ken Wharton Garage - High Speed Car Servicing (1956)

Ken Wharton runs a garage where a car is...

TOO MANY CARS !

Too Many Cars ! (1956)

Cars pile up around us - do we really need all of them?

ROADSIDE JUSTICE

Roadside Justice (1956)

French traffic police take culprits straight to a roadside court on a nearby...

BALDOCK - SOAP BOX DERBY

Baldock - Soap Box Derby (1954)

The children's soap box race is held in Baldock.

 

 

HOT DRIVERS COLD CARS

Hot Drivers Cold Cars (1960)

Light hearted item about a driver trying to get his car going after heavy...

ELECTION RUMPUS

Election Rumpus (1960)

Police intervene when students get out of hand at election rag. Chelsea, London.

KIDDIES GRAND PRIX!

Kiddies Grand Prix! (1960)

Children ride in small racing cars at club in Helmond, Holland.

SUNLIGHT POWERS CAR!

Sunlight Powers Car! (1960)

Dr. Charles Escoffery demonstrates his new sunlight powered car. London.

CAR FOILS WAGE GRABS

Car Foils Wage Grabs (1961)

New armoured vehicle to protect large sums of cash. Beckenham, London.

LONDON - JET CARS OFF TO AMERICA aka ROVER JET CAR LEAVES FOR NEW YORK

London - Jet Cars Off To America AKA Rover Jet Car Leaves For New York (1962)

Rover T4 jet car...

LONDON - CAR PARK UNDER PARK

London - Car Park Under Park (1962)

Ernest Marples inspects construction site of underground car park...

VIKING INVASION

Viking Invasion (1962)

Footage of new Norwegian motor torpedo boat off coast of Gosport, Hampshire.

DRIVE IN AND BUY

Drive In And Buy (1961)

A new Tesco Supermarket is opened in Leicester - you can use the car park above...

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...

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.

EVERYBODY'S RACING CAR

Everybody's Racing Car (1966)

New midget racing car tested at Castle Combe, Wiltshire.

CAR WASH IN 5 MINUTES aka AUTOMATIC CAR WASH

Car Wash In 5 Minutes AKA Automatic Car Wash (1965)

Automatic car wash in Amsterdam.

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.

NEW ROAD SIGNS part of issue - WORLD IN VIEW

New Road Signs Part Of Issue - World In View (1967)

New continental road signs and a chart to...

Selected Originals - SCOTLAND YARD MOVES

Selected Originals - Scotland Yard Moves (1967)

Material related to newsreel story "Scotland Yard...

AMPHICAT aka GO ANYWHERE VEHICLE

Amphicat AKA Go Anywhere Vehicle (1968)

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

NEW CAR CUTTING EQUIPMENT

New Car Cutting Equipment (1968)

New crash rescue equipment, the air-operated Cengar Saw, is...

AUTOMATIC CAR PARKING

Automatic Car Parking (1968)

Space saving car parking system called Space-O-Matic demonstrated in...

THE CITYCAR

The Citycar (1968)

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

Selected originals - THE MOTOR SHOW

Selected Originals - The Motor Show (1968)

Material relating to newsreel story "The Motor Show" -...

TRIPLEX DEMONSTRATION

Triplex Demonstration (1968)

Triplex safety glass goes through various tests at research centre....

EXTRA ! LOTUS CARS

Extra ! Lotus Cars (1970)

Colour footage of the Lotus car factory.

DORNIER MINI-CAR

Dornier Mini-Car (1970)

An item showing the Dornier mini-car. Germany.

HEINENOORD TUNNEL OPENED

Heinenoord Tunnel Opened (1969)

Opening of new tunnel to complete the Delta route which connects...

BLOW-UP CAR ARTIST

Blow-Up Car Artist (1969)

Miss Trixie Kent, London stripper, blows up cars and remodels the pieces....

CAR PILE UP IN GERMANY

Car Pile Up In Germany (1969)

Footage of car crash on on German road near Munich.

MOTOR BOAT PATROL

Motor Boat Patrol (1953)

A motor patrol boat with a new lightweight diesel engine is tried out at...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 337 - AUTOBALL, SOUTER JOHNNIE and PIETRO ANNIGONI

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 337 - Autoball, Souter Johnnie And Pietro Annigoni (1961)

Out takes...

ADVANCED MOTORIST TEST

Advanced Motorist Test (1965)

Miss A. Leaney wins trophy in advanced motoring test for women. Brighton,...

STRAIGHT FROM DAGENHAM

Straight From Dagenham (1935)

Ford cars drive from their factory in Essex to the Albert Hall.

GERMANS ENTER AUSTRIA

Germans Enter Austria (1938)

Adolf Hitler drives through Vienna - March 1938. Austria is now under...

MAY DAY IN BERLIN

May Day In Berlin (1939)

Massive celebrations in stadium in Germany - display of Nazi strength.

WORKERS LEAVING FACTORY AND LABOUR EXCHANGE - ENGLAND

Workers Leaving Factory And Labour Exchange - England (1934)

People at work and people looking...

LORD NUFFIELD IN AUSTRALIA

Lord Nuffield In Australia (1940)

Lord Nuffield, the former William Morris, visits Australia and makes...

KING ZOG'S WEDDING IN ALBANIA

King Zog's Wedding In Albania (1938)

Various views of the Wedding of King Zog.

 TRAFFIC SCENES, TAXIS AND HORSE DRAWN VEHICLES

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

London traffic scenes from the 1930s.

KING AT ALDERSHOT

King At Aldershot (1940)

King George VI visits Aldershot and inspects the troops.