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TINY TOT DRIVERS

Tiny Tot Drivers (1965)

Good stuff of young boys driving model racing cars around a track in their...

UNITED STATES aka PLANE REFUELS FROM SPEEDING CAR  - LNER

United States AKA Plane Refuels From Speeding Car - Lner (1937)

Plane receives fuel from a...

ATLANTIC CITY OIL FIRE

Atlantic City Oil Fire (1937)

Huge petrol store fire in Atlantic City.

PETROL PUMP FIRE IN USA

Petrol Pump Fire In USA (1937)

Petrol pump fire in San Francisco.

P.P.P. - A STUDY NEAR BECKENHAM

P.P.P. - A Study Near Beckenham (1929)

Lovely story about a petrol station which has picturesque...

KISS, COCKY!

Kiss, Cocky! (1932)

A cockatoo called Cocky Brown lets down tyres at a Sydney petrol station.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MLLE MARISE DASPIE note - this is Maryse Bastie not Marise...

Camera Interviews - Mlle Marise Daspie Note - This Is Maryse Bastie Not Marise... (1931)

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PUTTING BACK THE CALENDAR

Putting Back The Calendar (1928)

Shots of a contemporary motor race are contrasted with a race of...

PORTABLE PETROL STATIONS

Portable Petrol Stations (1927)

New lorry which can transport petrol is shown.

MOTOR NOVELTIES

Motor Novelties (1929)

Inventions - an automatic road roller, emergency exit on a bus and an "Expando"...

MEASURE FOR MEASURE!

Measure For Measure! (1937)

Measuring vessels through the ages, examined by a Cleopatra woman at the...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MLLE MARISE DASPIE note - this is Maryse Bastie not Marise...

Camera Interviews - Mlle Marise Daspie Note - This Is Maryse Bastie Not Marise... (1931)

The...

AUSTRALIA STEPS ON THE GAS!

Australia Steps On The Gas! (1940)

Australia adapts to wartime conditions as alternative methods of...

ITALY - BLACK MARKET

Italy - Black Market (1947)

Hunger flourishes in Italy while plenty of food is available on the black...

MOTORISTS PROTEST IN HYDE PARK

Motorists Protest In Hyde Park (1947)

Protests in London about the removal of the basic petrol ration.

CAMEL TRANSPORT IN THE DESERT

Camel Transport In The Desert (1942)

Petrol for the Allied Army is transported across the desert by...

PETROL DESTROYING DEVICE

Petrol Destroying Device (1940)

Ireland's Home Guard show us a simple way to destroy petrol reserves.

THEY FLY 727 HOURS NON- STOP

They Fly 727 Hours Non- Stop (1949)

American pilots keep flying for ages - they pass petrol up from a...

COAL - - DRIVE!

Coal - - Drive! (1932)

A tractor powered by charcoal and a car powered by wood chips.

NEWS FROM AMERICA - OIL TANK FIRE

News From America - Oil Tank Fire (1959)

Petrol station on fire in Kansas City, USA.

HORSE DRAWN CAR issue title is HANDS WANTED

Horse Drawn Car Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Horse drawn car in Kent - novel idea to combat...

MATCHSTICK MODELS

Matchstick Models (1941)

16 year old Harold Gough creates matchstick models of buildings. Port...

PEDAL CAR issue title is ON YOUR TOES

Pedal Car Issue Title Is On Your Toes (1943)

The Sykes family combat petrol rationing - they ride...

DRIVING? TEACH 'EM YOUNG

Driving? Teach 'em Young (1965)

A new play centre teaches children road safety. Camden Town, London.

STREET OF FLAMES

Street Of Flames (1967)

Flames engulf a whole street as petrol tanker crashes in Indianapolis. America.

ROLL OUT THE PETROL!

Roll Out The Petrol! (1960)

Female garage attendants do their work on roller skates. East Ham, London.

THE GADABOUT

The Gadabout (1947)

Man demonstrates new Swallow Gadabout scooter on London streets.

JEAN MORTIMER

Jean Mortimer (1946)

A look at woman racing driver, Jean Mortimer, preparing her car for end of petrol...

PETROL STATIONS IN THE SKY ?

Petrol Stations In The Sky ? (1929)

Good footage of aeroplane being refuelled in mid-flight in the...

THE WORLD AS I SAW IT aka MOTORCYCLISTS STAGE PROTESTS

The World As I Saw It AKA Motorcyclists Stage Protests (1947)

Motorists protest about the removal...

UNUSUAL AUTOMOBILES

Unusual Automobiles (1948)

A castor oil powered car is put through its paces in America.

TROOPS UNLOADING LANDING CRAFT

Troops Unloading Landing Craft (1943)

Men in nude unloading landing craft.

FOG LANDING AIRCRAFT aka 'FIDO'

Fog Landing Aircraft AKA 'fido' (1946)

RAF film about the 'Fido' Project.

STORES DEPOT

Stores Depot (1944)

Supplies arrive to and leave stores depot.

U.S. EQUIPMENT FOR INDOCHINA

U.S. Equipment For Indochina (1954)

Americans assist Franco-Vietnamian forces in Indochina

 NATO AERIAL FIRE POWER

NATO Aerial Fire Power (1950-1959)

NATO planes drop napalm bombs in test, service fire crews extinguish...

NIXON BECOMES PETROL-STATION ATTENDANT

Nixon Becomes Petrol-Station Attendant (1955)

Richard Nixon has a day at the pumps to raise funds...

ARRIVAL OF FIRST TANKER TO KENT REFINERY

Arrival Of First Tanker To Kent Refinery (1952)

Item showing development of Kent Refinery. Isle of...

MINISTER OF FUEL SPEAKS ON PETROL

Minister Of Fuel Speaks On Petrol (1956)

Fuel Minister Aubrey Jones speaks about petrol rationing.

BRIDGE REPLACES FERRY

Bridge Replaces Ferry (1963)

A new bridge is built in Pooncarie, Australia. It puts the local car ferry...

DO IT YOURSELF ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY MACHINE

Do It Yourself Artificial Kidney Machine (1967)

Karl Rall works on making artificial kidney...

THE CAR FOR A.D. 2000

The Car For A.D. 2000 (1968)

A laboratory scene for testing new fuels and Citroen cars on show.

PETROL STRIKE IN USA

Petrol Strike In USA (1970-1975)

Various good shots of petrol stations in America closed due to lack of...

FRANCE IN GRIP OF GENERAL STRIKE

France In Grip Of General Strike (1961)

Shots of Paris during general strike.

MARKETS OF THE WORLD Reel 2

Markets Of The World Reel 2 (1965)

Mini cars in action on the race track and urban highways

PETROL RATIONING IN RHODESIA

Petrol Rationing In Rhodesia (1966)

Petrol rationing in operation, with queuing, form filling and...

ITALY'S HUNGER

Italy's Hunger (1947)

The Black market flourishes amidst hunger in Italy.

PETROL TESTS

Petrol Tests (1952)

Research engineers test new types of petrol.

300 M.P.H. ROAD

300 M.P.H. Road (1961)

Speedy journey from London to Birmingham on the M1 in fast motion.

"It's A Topsy Turvey World Today!" (1932)

Comment on the American depression - corn is so cheap that...