Motorists Collection

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

S. F. Edge
Selwyn Francis Edge (1868 - 1940), Australian businessman, racing driver, and record-breaker. He is principally associated with selling and racing De Dion-Bouton, Gladiator; Clem鮴 -Panhard

Hedgehog (Bewick)
erinaceus europeus also known as the Urchin This is the common hedgehog, much loved though, alas, too often the victim of motorists

Dorothy Levitt, the Fastest Girl on Earth (w / c on paper)
2601994 Dorothy Levitt, the Fastest Girl on Earth (w/c on paper) by Ball, Frederick Hammersley (1853-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commissioned for Tatler Magazine)

Traffic Police C. 1900
Three police officers, one in uniform and two in plain clothes working together to catch speeding motorists. The two plain clothed policemen hold stopwatches

Met Police stopwatch -- inside face
A Metropolitan Police issue stopwatch for the purpose of catching speeding motorists. This method worked on the principle of timing motorists over specific distances to estimate their speed

An Italian automotive triumph (colour litho)
2809318 An Italian automotive triumph (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Italian automotive triumph)

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

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

M. G. Magnette
The archetypal sports car popular with fresh air enthusiasts and motorists who value performance : this is the N type. The MG slogan is Safety Fast. Date: 1936

Advertisement for ladies fashion for early motorists

West Chiltington Thatch Cottage
A photograph of nutshell thatch cottage at West Chiltington, near Pulborough, a small residence which attracted motorists who desire to escape from towns at the weekend. Date: circa 1929

Advert for Chrysler Cars, promoting them as swift, silent, arrogant-looking'. Date: 1933

Advert for the Atco Junior Miniature Motor Car
Here the Atco Junior Safetyfirst Trainer, a scaled-down miniature motor car for children, is being promoted as an educational resource for budding motorists. The car was made by Charles H. Pugh Ltd

Lady motorist wearing a quilted full length protective motor-coat against the bad weather designed by Dunhill. Date: 1907

Dryden Die Oberst 34 Advertising Tobacco Cigarettes
dryden, die, oberst, 34, advertising, tobacco, cigarettes, 1926, advertisement, cartoon, smoking, motorists, flagged, down, history, historical, 10152362

Happy motorists, large and small, on a country road. Date: circa 1933

Children playing toy cars Those Dreadful Motorists! by H G C Marsh

Very daring assault on a van loaded with values, in Petersburg (colour litho)
2814949 Very daring assault on a van loaded with values, in Petersburg (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charioteer racing at the circus, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236768 Charioteer racing at the circus, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charioteer racing at the circus, ancient Rome)

Le poulet et la morale (colour litho)
3097836 Le poulet et la morale (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le poulet et la morale)

Jupiter "strikes Phaeton unable to drive the chariot of the sun", 18th century, fresco
7225015 Jupiter " strikes Phaeton unable to drive the chariot of the sun", 18th century, fresco by Caccianiga, Francesco (1700-81); Villa Borghese, Rome

Travelling by carriage in the snow (colour litho)
7201932 Travelling by carriage in the snow (colour litho) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling by carriage in the snow)

Edwardian motorist having his cap blown off while driving (colour litho)
7153692 Edwardian motorist having his cap blown off while driving (colour litho) by Faustin (Faustin Betbeder) (1847-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Off By Train ABC: Corridor, Driver (colour litho)
7165671 Off By Train ABC: Corridor, Driver (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corridor, Driver)

The Duke of York playing golf, Ton Pentre, Wales, 1924 (b / w photo)
7200984 The Duke of York playing golf, Ton Pentre, Wales, 1924 (b/w photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duke of York, the future King George VI)

Steam engine at night (colour litho)
7186398 Steam engine at night (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam engine at night)

Edward VII, King of Great Britain (colour litho)
7153691 Edward VII, King of Great Britain (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward VII (1841-1910), King of Great Britain

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, British Field Marshal (colour litho)
7153689 Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, British Field Marshal (colour litho) by Faustin (Faustin Betbeder) (1847-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick Sleigh Roberts)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Conducteur (de machine); Engine-driver; Maschinenfuhrer (engraving)
7195485 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Conducteur (de machine); Engine-driver; Maschinenfuhrer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cocher; Driver; Kutscher (engraving)
7195433 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cocher; Driver; Kutscher (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cocher; Driver; Kutscher)

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (colour litho)
7153687 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)

Selwyn Edge, Australian-born British racing driver (chromolitho)
7153683 Selwyn Edge, Australian-born British racing driver (chromolitho) by Faustin (Faustin Betbeder) (1847-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selwyn Edge (1868-1940)

Marquise riding in her carriage, 18th Century (colour litho)
7201412 Marquise riding in her carriage, 18th Century (colour litho) by Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Arrosage (Voiture d ); Water-cart; Wasserkarren (engraving)
7194735 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Arrosage (Voiture d ); Water-cart; Wasserkarren (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A British driver, Charles Jarrott, wins the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes with the famous "70"Panhard
7178772 A British driver, Charles Jarrott, wins the 1902 Circuit des Ardennes with the famous " 70" Panhard (colour litho) by Crosby

Captain Henry Hugh Peter Deasy, Irish officer in the British Army and founder of the Deasy Motor Car Company
7153694 Captain Henry Hugh Peter Deasy, Irish officer in the British Army and founder of the Deasy Motor Car Company (colour litho) by Ritchie

Cleaning cars and motorcycles at the Aschaffenburg Motoring School, Germany (b / w photo)
5999580 Cleaning cars and motorcycles at the Aschaffenburg Motoring School, Germany (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A miraculous rescue (colour litho)
2809115 A miraculous rescue (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A miraculous rescue)

An interesting London race, the drivers marathon, which also took place this year with... (colour litho)
2809011 An interesting London race, the drivers marathon, which also took place this year with... (colour litho) by Beltrame

An admirable act of value, a railway brakeman rescues a traveling train alone... (colour litho)
2815282 An admirable act of value, a railway brakeman rescues a traveling train alone... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An admirable act of value)

The bizarre case of a train overturned by an ox, on the Turin-Rivoli line (colour litho)
2815162 The bizarre case of a train overturned by an ox, on the Turin-Rivoli line (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The end of the Beijing-Paris car raid, arrival of the Italian car in Petersburg... (colour litho)
2815034 The end of the Beijing-Paris car raid, arrival of the Italian car in Petersburg... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Beijing-Paris car raid, Hon. Prince Borghese and L, Barzini in their Italy at... (colour litho)
2815023 The Beijing-Paris car raid, Hon. Prince Borghese and L, Barzini in their Italy at... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The international endurance car race for the Gold Cup, the departure from Rogoredo (Milan) (colour litho)
2814899 The international endurance car race for the Gold Cup, the departure from Rogoredo (Milan) (colour litho) by Beltrame

Speeding motorists being lassoed by mounted police in San Francisco (colour litho)
2779420 Speeding motorists being lassoed by mounted police in San Francisco (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The surprises of motoring (colour litho)
2779231 The surprises of motoring (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The surprises of motoring. Unexpected guests. Les surprises de l automobilisme)

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"Unveiling the Legacy: Motorists Through Time" From Prince Michael of Kent gracefully maneuvering an E-type Jaguar at Brands Hatch to S. F. Edge revolutionizing the automotive industry, they have left an indelible mark on history. Just like the Bewick Hedgehog, they navigate through obstacles with precision and adaptability. Dorothy Levitt, known as the Fastest Girl on Earth, defied gender norms by conquering speed records with her pen as she wrote her name in racing history. Meanwhile, traffic police officers from 1900 diligently enforced order amidst chaotic streets, their Met Police stopwatches ensuring a smooth flow of vehicles. An Italian automotive triumph stands tall in vibrant litho colors; it represents not only engineering prowess but also a testament to human ingenuity. The Milan Automobile Week witnessed competitors departing for the Italian Grand Prix Vetturette, showcasing both elegance and power. Even during Victorian times when snowy roads posed challenges for cyclists and motorists alike, they persevered with resilience and determination. M. G. Magnette's presence adds a touch of sophistication to this timeless scene. Beyond driving prowess lies fashion-forwardness; early advertisements showcased ladies' fashion tailored specifically for motorists - blending style seamlessly with functionality. And nestled within West Chiltington Thatch Cottage lies a quaint abode that has witnessed countless road trips embarked upon by passionate drivers seeking adventure and can more than just individuals behind wheels; they embody innovation, courage, and freedom. They transcend time and boundaries while leaving tire tracks etched into our collective memory.