Cars Collection

Men at work on the Rapier track at the Rootes Group factory at Ryton, Coventry. 2nd November 1961

A new Peugeot rolls off the production line at the Peugeot factory at Ryton. 12th January 1988

Workers at Peugeot factory Ryton celebrate an eight fold increase in profits and a record amount of cars produced in a year. 18th May 1989

The Coventry Climax Engines ET199 the first British-produced forklift truck, seen here being demonstrated by a girl worker at the Coventry factory that produces the truck

The near completed stretch of the Thornhill road at the top of the Caerphilly Mountain near the Travellers Rest Inn, which has been improved by widening the road

General view of the new Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride, Scotland June 1954

Bryan Forbes January 1964 in his E-type Jaguar

Press day at the BMC works at Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands. Pictured, Patrick Edwards, sitting in the smallest of the BMC cars, leads the parade of new vehicles on show for the first time

Terry Waite is reunited with his beloved MGB sports car. He had left the blue car in the garage of his Blackheath home when he flew off to Beirut in the early winter of 1987

Oldham, Greater Manchester, Industrial North, 2nd May 1969

Soho Fair and Carnival started to-day with a record entry in the the Carnival procession and the waiters race. (Picture shows) Carnival procession driving through the streets. 11th July 1960

Reveille model Marilyn Coles seen here posing with a Jaguar, which is first prize in a Reveille car competition. Circa January 1972

Fifteen girls packed themselves into a mini car in 1966 in London

Swansea on a Saturday looking down Collage Street towards the Kingsway. 2nd April 1964

Nantgarw Road Garage. 23rd May 1960

Church Street in Guisborough. Circa 1951

More than 50 years of Triumph car production in Coventry came to a quiet and un-ceremonious end today when the last Spitfire left the No 1 track at Canley

Traffic jam at London Heathrow airport at the tunnel leading into airport. June 1976

Church Street, St Helens, Merseyside, 25th August 1958

Beecham Clock Tower, St Helens, Merseyside, 16th October 1958

Bridge Street, St Helens, Merseyside, 25th November 1958

Sefton Place, St Helens, Merseyside, 25th November 1958, with Greenalls Sefton Arms Hotel (left) and Helena House (right)

A father takes his son for a ride in his new convertible Bond mini car. Circa 1950

Ship Street, Brecon, a market town and community in Powys, Mid Wales, 28th January 1955

St Marys Church, Brecon, a market town and community in Powys, Mid Wales, 18th May 1987

Traffic at Staines Bridge returning from the coast on a hot summer day. Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey. June 1960 M4362

Workmen open up the road in Brandling Park, Jesmond, Newcastle, for the laying of new gas pipes prior to work starting on the new motorway on 24th January, 1972

The Beatles February 1965 John Lennon passes his driving test. Paul McCartney Ringo Starr and George Harrison are there to congratulate him

Jenny Hopkirk with her friend Sue Winchester (right) as they are driven around the streets of Mayfair in London by jennys famous rally driver husband Paddy Hopkirk in a new " see-through"

Finnieston Vehicular Ferry 1955 Carrrying lorries across River Clyde Glasgow between Finnieston and Govan

Jenny Hopkirk with her friend Sue Winchester (right) as they are driven around the streets of Mayfair in London by Jennys famous rally driver husband Paddy Hopkirk in a new " see-through"

Five Star pop group stand outside mansion in Berkshire with new Rolls Royce. c. 1987
Five Star pop group stand outside mansion in Berkshire with new Rolls Royce. c.1987

Aston Martin Closes. Aston Martin, the firm that has made cars for Prince Charles, the shah of Iran - and 007 agent James Bond, is going bust

General scenes outside the Ford paint, trim and assembly plant in Dagenham, Essex as new Ford cars roll off the production line. 16th November 1960

Northwood from railway bridge 1935

Adamsdown Gospel Hall, Kames Place, Adamsdown, an inner city area and community in the south of Cardiff, Wales. 23rd January 1961

General Ariel view of shoppers in Glasgow Cross, Scotland, circa 1962 Lansons corner, Tolbooth Steeple, Mercat Cross, Gallowgate

Woburn Village, Bedfordshire. 24th July 1968

Among up to the minute shopping facilities, Guisborough preserves its historic link. 10th September 1962

Winter wonderland in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, after last nights fall of snow had taken the city by surprise, 6th January 1970

Vauxhall Cavalier 1975 - Motor Car

Fifteen girls packed themselves into a mini car in 1966 in London

Workers arrive for their shift at the new Rolls Royce factory in East Kilbride, Scotland November 1953

The assembly line at BMC car factory at Birmingham currently producing minis on the production line 1959

An intersection of Northumberland Street, Newcastle. c. 1960
An intersection of Northumberland Street, Newcastle. c.1960

Cars parked in Market Way Precinct, Coventry. Soon there will be a ban on Precinct parking so this sight will disappear. 7th October 1961

London taxis around Picadilly Circus at night. February 1987

Lincoln - Stonebow Arch and Cathedral. January 1953 C6419-002

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