Drivers Collection

Display of JCB Extradig diggers in a field
Display of bright yellow JCB Extradig Sitemaster diggers in a field, with a Turbo 4x4 underneath. Date: circa 1980s

Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally 1959
Poster, Le Mans 24 Hour Rally, 20-21 June 1959. Date: 1959

The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. Bateman
An entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road

Goodwood by Emmwood
A montage of exciting scenes from Goodwood, including mechanics working on racing cars, portraits of motoring aces, Mike Hawthorn, Tony Rolt

Prince Michael of Kent driving an E-type Jaguar at Brands Ha
Nineteen year old Prince Michael of Kent (born 1942) driving at 100mph in an E-type Jaguar at Brands Hatch race track in April 1962

CM25 0963 Marco Wittmann, BMW M4 DTM
Marco Wittmann, BMW M4 DTM, DTM Race Meeting, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Grand Prix Circuit, Brands Hatch, Kent, England, 11th 12th August 2018

Veedol motor oil poster
Poster advertising Veedol motor oil, recommended by Lancia cars

Alfa Romeo Tipo 158
One of the most successful racing cars ever produced, taking 47 wins from 54 races entered. Driven by great drivers Nino Farina, Juan- Manuel Fangio & Luigi Fagioli

Talyllyn Railway, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Old Guernsey Bus, Guernsey, Channel Islands

CJ8 1873 Kerry Horan, Trenberth-Vincent
Kerry Horan, Trenberth-Vincent, Earl of March Trophy, 500cc, Formula Three, Goodwood Revival 2019, 50 s, 60 s, 2019, Chris McEvoy, CJM Photography, classic cars, Fifties, Goodwood, Goodwood Revival

Myrtle Newton, hotel driver, WW1
Miss Myrtle Newton of Cambridge who had accepted the post of motor car driver at the Kings Head Hotel in Cirencester on the understanding that by so doing she would release a man for service during

CJ8 1859 John Chisholm, Arnott -JAP
John Chisholm, Arnott -JAP, Earl of March Trophy, 500cc, Formula Three, Goodwood Revival 2019, 50 s, 60 s, 2019, Chris McEvoy, CJM Photography, classic cars, Fifties, Goodwood, Goodwood Revival

Le Treport, France - WW1 - Ambulance drivers, nurses, staff
WW1 - A group of VAD (The Voluntary Aid Detachment) Ambulance drivers and mechanics with a British Red Cross St Johns Ambulance at Lady Murray hospital, Le Treport on the Channel Coast in France

CM25 1072 Philipp Eng, BMW M4 DTM
Philipp Eng, BMW M4 DTM, DTM Race Meeting, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Grand Prix Circuit, Brands Hatch, Kent, England, 11th 12th August 2018

Blue formula 1 racing car with driver in seat

Yellow formula 1 racing car, front view

The Crystal Palace miniature car racing grand prix. Basil de Mattos loses his wheels. 1938

Dr Christopher Dresser on a rickshaw, Japan
Dr Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) - English designer and theorist - best known as a pivotal figure in the Aesthetic Movement

Alfa-Romeo Racing Car
The car in which Tazio Nuvolari will win two Grand Prix : other notable drivers are Raymond Sommer and Louis Chiron. Date: 1936

Boys playing with toy car, 1930s
Two boys play with a minature Rolls Royce

Mr Parry Thomas breaks three world records at Brooklands Leyland Thomas No.1 © Mirrorpix

Winners of the 24th RAC Tourist Trophy Race at Goodwood (left to right): C Shelby, Stirling Moss, R Salvadori and D Brown driving an Aston Martin. Date: 1959

The Custom House, Belfast - a view of the buildings and horse taxis and drivers outside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Allamakee Hotel, Waukon, Iowa, USA
The Allamakee Hotel, Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA, with people in their cars outside. Date: circa 1910

Drivers & personalities in the Five Hundred Miles Race, 1929
Five of the leading lights in the great Five Hundred Miles Race which took place at Brooklands on 12 October 1929

Autocar Poster -- Voiturette race at Boulogne, France
Autocar Poster -- Bablot driving a 3-litre Delage No.10 (left), chasing Boillots Peugeot, in the Voiturette race (for lightweight cars) at Boulogne, France. Date: 1911

At places where the tram system changes from overhead cables to underground cables running ploughs are placed in position. 1 April 1924

Police sergeant with women in military uniform, WW1
Police sergeant standing in front of a car (or ambulance) with a group of women in military uniform, WW1. Date: 1914-1918

A London tram overtaking a trolleybus

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised Dennis fire engine with an L-plate on the front

Dead Mans Handle
A dead mans handle is a switch that is automatically operated in case the human operator becomes incapacitated. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Drivers view at Brooklands
An impression of rounding a banked curve at Brooklands at a speed of 110 miles per hour, from the mechanics seat of a 59.6h.p. Benz, driven by Mr. L. G. Hornsted

Omnibus Drivers 1877
A Victorian omnibus driver assists a gentleman passenger to board the No 568 (route between Edgware Road and West Strand)

Woman Racing Drivers
Women join the racing driver fraternity

The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho)
2809135 The Milan Automobile Week, Departure of the competitors for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette (colour litho) by Beltrame

These vans made up the fleet belonging to the Coventry Evening Telegraph newspaper in the yard at the Corporation Street building, Coventry. circa 1960

Lucky Little Owner-Drivers
Advertisement offering children the chance to own their own automobile. " Juvenile Cars", produced by Lines Bros

Britannia and Eve, April 1940
Front cover illustration featuring an attractive lady at the wheel of a car, although where the rest of the car is is anyones guess

Long time exposure in Stuttgart Long time exposure in Stuttgart

A caution sign featuring a traffic light symbol with red, yellow, and green circles.

German GP at Nurburgring 1965

Drivers id card. Woman and man driving licences with photo. Flat plastic identity document icon. Personal driver badges vector template set

Vector illustration of Cartoon Zombie

Italian Propaganda postcard - Invasion of Albania by Italian Tank Regiment (this card is celebrating the brave tank drivers) 7-12 April 1939

CJ8 1716 Sam Hancock, Ferrari 246S Dino
Sam Hancock, Ferrari 246S Dino, Sussex Trophy, World Championship sports cars, Production Sports racing cars, 1955 to 1960, Goodwood Revival 2019, September 2019, automobiles, cars, circuit racing

CJ8 1762 Stephan Rettenmaier, Maserati Tipo 63
Stephan Rettenmaier, Maserati Tipo 63, Sussex Trophy, World Championship sports cars, Production Sports racing cars, 1955 to 1960, Goodwood Revival 2019, September 2019, automobiles, cars

The Major of Westminster and Rev. E St. George Schomberg inaugurating the new traffic light system. Replacing the sixteen policemen which controlled vehicles travelling in Trafalgar Square, London

Traffic Self Controlled Street Signals 1933
New automatic traffic lights, know as mat system, replacing the sixteen policemen on point duty in Trafalgar Square, London

2002 Hyundai Accent WRC on 2002 Network Q rally, Kankkunen
2002 Hyundai Accent WRC with Juha Kankkunen at the wheel on the 2002 Network Q rally

1998 Ford Escort wrc, Marcus Dodd, Network Q rally
1998 Ford Escort wrc driven by Marcus Dodd in 1998 Network Q rally

German Motor Trucks in Transport Convoy (photo)
UIG683014 German Motor Trucks in Transport Convoy (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: German Motor Trucks in Transport Convoy); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Fleet of Trucks each with its own Driver is arrayed and ready to transport troops
UIG678899 A Fleet of Trucks each with its own Driver is arrayed and ready to transport troops

500cc Cooper
500cc motor racing, later called Formula Three, became popular late 1940s

NGermany, Berlin, 07.04.1991, bicycle demo, at the water tower in Prenzlauer Berg there is trouble with drivers, the police come

Germany, Berlin, 07.04.1991, bicycle demonstration, at the water tower in Prenzlauer Berg there is trouble with drivers, the police come, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 07.04.1991, bicycle demo, at the water tower in Prenzlauer Berg there is trouble with drivers, Europe

About 1, 500 motorbike riders rallied against a drastic increase in motorbike insurance premiums in Bonn, Germany, on 11/12/76, Europe

About 1, 500 motorbike riders rallied against a drastic increase in motorbike insurance premiums in Bonn, Germany, on 11/12/76, Europe

About 1, 500 motorbike riders rallied against a drastic increase in motorbike insurance premiums on 11.12.76 in Bonn, Germany, Europe

About 1, 500 motorbike riders rallied against a drastic increase in motorbike insurance premiums on 11.12.76 in Bonn, Germany, Europe

Motocross rider jumping, backlight

French GP in Reims 1954 KLING UN-NUMBERED MERCEDES STROMLINIENWAGEN

Woman driving a car, 1920s, Germany, Europe

Woman driving in a soapbox on a busy street, 1920s, USA, North America

First automobile contructed by Cugnot in 1770
XLF3787954 First automobile contructed by Cugnot in 1770, from La Locomotion a Travers le Temps

Autorennen mit dem Ford Eifel
Ein Fahrerteam mit seinem Ford Eifel vor der Firmenzentrale der Ford Werke in Köln Niehl, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Autorennen mit dem Ford Eifel
Vier Ford Eifel mit ihren Fahrerteams vor der Firmenzentrale der Ford Werke in Köln Niehl, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Autorennen mit dem Ford Eifel
Ein Fahrerteam mit seinem Ford Eifel vor der Firmenzentrale der Ford Werke in Köln Niehl, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Autorennen mit dem Ford Eifel
Ein Fahrerteam mit seinem Ford Eifel vor der Firmenzentrale der Ford Werke in Köln Niehl, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Autorennen mit dem Ford Eifel
Vier Ford Eifel mit ihren Fahrerteams vor der Firmenzentrale der Ford Werke in Köln Niehl, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Autorennen mit dem Ford Eifel
Die drei Ford Eifel mit ihren Fahrerteams vor der Zentrale der Ford Werke in Köln Niehl, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Motor racing drivers
Graham Hill, Murray Walker, Jackie Stewart, Bernie Ecclestone, Lewis Hamilton, Nigel Mansell, Stirling Moss, James Hunt, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher - Motor racing drivers

Early Motor Cars - Benz Car 1887
Early Motor Cars - Benz Car, 1887 - Benz driving with his partner Max Rose as passenger. 1887

Line of buses in traffic jam, Market Square, Cambridge, caused by ongoing construction work, 16th September 1965

Last day for motor licences. Queue waiting outside the County Hall Annexe to renew their motor licences. 14th January 1933

A last wave from the engine driver before the final trip of the day on 29th January 1963

Are you sitting comfortably? Then we ll begin. Inter-City 125 drivers Colin Forster (left) and David Sursham in the cab on 21st May 1986

A real high speed team - drivers David Sursham (centre) and colin forster with guard Bill Smith at Newcastle Central Station on 21st May 1986

Mike Forrester and Malcolm Bunting on a ACC5 Pecket engine built in 1939 called Ashington No.5 on 24th March 1994

Juan Fangio July 1953 Motor Racing Grand Prix Driver in his Maserati British grand Prix at Silverstone

Max Faulkner Golfer with actor Sean Connery Jackie Stewart the racing driver and golfer Lee Trevino at Walton Heath golf course dbase

Rally driver raymond Baxter repalces the wheel of his Mini car which was removed by some other drivers as he sat in a bar at the end of the Monte carlo race. 25th January 1964

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Drivers: Masters of the Road, Past and Present" A display of JCB Extradig diggers in a field showcases the power and precision that drivers possess in their hands. Goodwood by Emmwood captures the essence of skilled drivers maneuvering through challenging tracks, pushing themselves to the limit. H. M. Bateman's iconic illustration, "The Car That Touched a Policeman, " humorously depicts the unpredictable encounters drivers face on their journeys. Market Jew Street in Penzance, Cornwall, during the 1920s reveals a bustling scene with vintage cars driven by individuals embracing freedom behind the wheel. The Alfa Romeo Tipo 158 stands as a testament to engineering excellence and represents an era when daring drivers embraced speed on racetracks worldwide. Prince Michael of Kent gracefully handles an E-type Jaguar at Brands Hatch, showcasing both his royal elegance and driving prowess. The Veedol motor oil poster reminds us that responsible drivers prioritize vehicle maintenance for smooth rides and prolonged engine life. Marco Wittmann's BMW M4 DTM car (CM25 0963) demonstrates how professional racing drivers push boundaries while competing for victory on demanding circuits. Talyllyn Railway in Gwynedd, Wales takes us back to simpler times when steam train operators were revered as skilled drivers navigating picturesque landscapes. The Le Mans 24 Hour Rally poster from 1959 evokes excitement among endurance enthusiasts who appreciate driver skill over long distances under extreme conditions. The Custom House in Belfast serves as a reminder that diligent truckers play an essential role in transporting goods across borders efficiently and safely.