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: British Depression (1930); Unemployed and working life in 1930s Britain

: Parade Of Leaders (1934); Glorious array of beautiful 1930s cars by Morris, and I want them all!

: Morris Gazettes - The Gift (1930); A man buys his daughter a Morris 10 motorcar and describes to her how it is made.

: Car Wreckers (1961); Pre-1937 cars are dumped in overwhelmed scrap yards when new road-worthiness tests are introduced.

: Housewife Scrap Merchant (1961); Mary Ford loads scrap metal onto her truck in Ipswich, Suffolk.

: Morris Gazette 1934 Reel 1 (1934); The latest vehicles and engines manufactured by Morris are seen in action.

: In Retrospect Reel 2 (1920); A documentary showing the work of the film department of Morris Motors.

: In Retrospect Reel 1 (1920); A documentary showing the work of the film department of Morris Motors.

: Signals! Yesterday And Today (1929); Film about flirtation techniques - a late 1800s film is contrasted with modern techniques. Cute stuff.

: Wheeled Progress (1931); Various shots of traffic filled streets in London, Sunderland, Leeds and Newcastle.

: Traffic & Shops In London (1940); London traffic, traffic lights and shop windows.

: 70,000 Vehicles Daily And Not One Traffic Policeman! (1933); A new system of traffic lights is turned on it Trafalgar Square.

: All Roads Have End (1960); Footage of cars being tested for safety in Hendon and stock car racing in Hampshire.

: Frank Walker Band (1936); Frank Walker Band playing 'Rhapsody of a Motor Car'.

: 50 Years Of Motoring (1946); Pathe celebrates 50 years of motoring with footage of cars through the years.

: Car Museum AKA Old Motor Car Rally At Beaulieu Abbey And Beully Sic Motor Museum (1956); Classic vintage cars gather at Beaulieu motor museum

: Tanks Being Tested; Footage of a car being driven over rough terrain - doesn't seem to be any tanks though.

: Time To Remember - A New Era 1931 - Reel 2 (1931); Good documentary about the world in the early 1930s.

: Slump In Car Sales (1956); Slump in sales means new cars are dumped.

: Car Through Barrier (1946); Car crashes through barrier.

: Petrol Blast Kills 10 (1951); A garage explosion and fire in Bristol kills 10 people during a refuelling accident.

: Morning Disaster (1958); A Viking aircraft crashes into houses in Southall, London killing several people

: Road Safety Week (1952); Parade in Hyde Park during Road Safety Week.

: The Auto Ambulance (1925); A new auto ambulance uses a crane to lift cars and a truck to take them away.

: Time To Remember - Edwardian Summer 1905 - 1910 - Record G - Reel 2 (1905); Documentary film about the years 1905-1910, a period of technological and political change.

: London Traffic Scenes; Various shots of traffic around the streets of London.

: Safety First - No. 1 (1934); Road safety item with good shots of light traffic on suburban roads.

: Essex Mobile Police In Action (1938); Great story where the Essex Police stop an inconsiderate motorist and have a quiet chat with him!

: Teuf-Teuf! (1933); An old fashioned car of 1900 is contrasted with the modern car of 1933.

: Crab Car - Hendon; A look at a car which can drive sideways as well as forwards and backwards. Hendon, London.

: Safety First No 2 (1934); Sir Malcolm Campbell gives driving advice to members of the public.

: The Super Kiddie Car (1939); Footage of a small boy driving a replica model of a motor car in Sweden.

: Boy Racer AKA Boy Racing Driver (1949); Children driving midget racing car on farm at Wolverhampton.

: Girl Driver (1962); A nine year old girl drives her car 'Rosey' across her back garden course.

: Folders! Filmed At Brockley (1931); Two girl friends assemble a fold away car and drive off in it.

: Mr. Facing-Both-Ways; Crazy car which has two bonnets and drives forwards and backwards with two drivers.

: Holiday Pleasures (1932); Short segment - woman water skiing and women having fun in Brighton driving miniature cars.

: Stagecoach (1956); Action man Lewis Lewis-Evans is seen driving his stagecoach, veteran car and racing car.

: The Roller-Blind Car! (1931); Early car sun-roof demonstrated.

: Car Radio; Strange invention is demonstrated - possibly the forerunner of the in-car stereo!

: Cars Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Away For The Weekend (1947); Cars drive along a factory-lined arterial road.

: Midget Car (1949); Brighton watchmaker makes and drives a midget car.

: Climbing Mount Etna In A Car; A man drives up Mount Etna in his car. Sicily.

: The Car-A-Van (1934); New novelty invention of a car with an extendable boot and camping facilities.

: The Land Ship! (1933); Great film which features weird bus that you can live in - early camper van?

: Stacatruc (1948); Handy Stacatruc lifts parked cars out of their spaces when they are stuck.

: Mechanical Maids Filmed At Heston (1932); Fun and games at a motor car rally at Heston Aerodrome.

: 9 Year Old Driving Instructor (1963); 9 year old Tony Wall teaches his friends to drive a car

: Nippy (1931); Good footage of a clip from a play at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.

: Model Traffic Area No. 1 (1938); A new playground in Tottenham helps children learn about driving and road safety.

: Age Limit For Cars; South African authorities say old bangers cause too many accidents - all old cars are destroyed.