Petrol Collection

1966 Ford Mustang Coupe - Signalflare Red
Ford Mustang 1966 Red

Ilford Esso petrol station with Leyland tanker making delivery 1964. Creator: Unknown
Ilford Esso petrol station with Leyland tanker making delivery 1964

Esso petrol station uniform 1970. Creator: Unknown
Esso petrol station uniform 1970

Red House Restaurant and Donald Healey's Garage, Boscawen Road, Perranporth, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall. Around 1925
The Red House Restaurant and Donald Healey's Garage with a fully laden charabanc AF 3771 outside and three other vehicles including a small sports car and two motor bikes

Advert for Pratts Ethyl Petrol, c1928

Wallsend-on-Tyne - Shipbuilding and the BP Tanker British Hazel in dock. Date: 1963

1st Petrol Fire-Engine
A combination fire-fighting engine, with chemical fire extinguishing apparatus and a fire-escape ladder. This model was the first petrol motor fire-engine in the world

Invention of the Cube Car. This box-like car, designed by French-Vietnamese designer and engineer Quasar Kahn, was produced in limited numbers between 1967

MG RV8 1998 Blue dark

Petrol station, Old Brompton Road, London SW7
Brew Brothers petrol station in Old Brompton Road, London SW7, where a fire and explosion occurred in a basement store, 20 July 1957

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Dodge Challenger RT SE

Terminal Building, Cork Airport, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

GLC-LFB - Dual purpose pump fire engine
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Advert for Pratts original spirit (petrol), 1925, London Date: 1925

National petrol advert for the National benzole mixture which gives more miles per gallon

The Goodies, on the perfect answer to petrol rationing, ride their three seater tandem bicycle in London, Wednesday 21st November 1973

Scene at a petrol station, with an attendant filling up a car

Turriff-Burden advertisement - Iraq oil pipelines
Advertisement for Turriff-Burden Ltd of Brentford, UK, who supplied 315 miles of pipeline for the Iraq Petroleum Company in the 1960s. Date: 1961

Refuelling in a Mini
The modern female petrol pump operator, refuelling a car in her mini skirt

Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda 1969 White
Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda, 1969, White, Mercedes Benz, MER146208

Lawrences garage in Brixton, London 1924. Creator: Unknown
Lawrences garage in Brixton, London 1924

CM21 8057 Ed China, 1902, De Dion Bouton
Ed China, 1902, De Dion Bouton, London to Brighton Veteran Car run, 5th November, 2017, 5th November, 2017, 2017. antique, auto, automobiles, automotive, autos, Bonhams, Brighton, Britain, car, cars

Main Street, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. Date: circa 1925

Enamel sign for Mobiloil
A fine enamel sign advertising Mobiloil, featuring the winged horse Pegasus, the company emblem and logo of Mobil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Advertisement for Redex Engine treatment
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex engine treatment which according to this advertisement - makes your car faster, smoother and cheaper to run. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

ERC 1958: Liege-Rome-Liege Rally
AUGUST 25: Triumph TR3s dominate the gathering at a fuel stop during the Liege-Rome-Liege Rally on August 25, 1958. (Photo by LAT Images)

Observed of all observers by Alfred Leete
The Chauffeur of a coal-gas-driven car (to a gathering crowd): Wot are you anging around cre for? The Crowd: Please, Mister, we se waiting for the balloon to go up

Advertisement for Pratts petrol and motor oils
Advertisement for Pratts high test petrol and motor oils, the essence of refinement. Date: circa 1930s

Street scene in Corfe Castle, Dorset
Street scene in the picturesque village of Corfe Castle, Dorset, with the Purbeck Garage on the left. Date: 20th century

Man on Road Photo
Where is he going ? Is there a bus strike ? Is he composing verses in his head or elaborating philosophical concepts ? Or has his car run out of petrol ? 1950s

Poster advertising Benzole
Poster advertising National Benzole Mixture, giving more miles per gallon

Redex Petrol Additive
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex petrol additive which makes the engine BETTER. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Motor Shell Oil Advertisement. Date: 1926

1914 Estate Carriage, 15 horse power, Hon. Patrick Lindsay Date: 1958

Old Baptist Church - Black and white lantern slide. Old church converted to petrol station.. Part of Box 399. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1900

American Roadside Gas Station and Barbershop
American Roadside Gas Station, Hardings United Purity Stores and Barbershop Date: 1946

LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump
Supplied by Dennis of Guildford, Surrey, the latest in the range of petrol driven pumps supplied to the London Fire Brigade

Oil refinery worker
MODEL RELEASED. Oil refinery worker checking the feed pre-heater in the hydrofining area of an oil refinery. The hydrofining area is where crude oil products are processed to remove impurities such

Ms Napier (bearded) besides F Edge in the four cylinder Napier racing car Date: 1902

Fair / Car Ride, Kings Lyn
A petrol car ride (owned by F Thompson), Kings Lynn (cars manufactured by R E Chambers Co. USA)

USA, Florida, Gilchrist County, old gas station in town of Trenton

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Layers 02
Iris Lehnhardt

This Mechanized Age, 1937: Refuelling Planes (colour litho)
8657519 This Mechanized Age, 1937: Refuelling Planes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Refuelling Planes)

This Mechanized Age: Petrol from coal (colour photo)
8660447 This Mechanized Age: Petrol from coal (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Petrol from coal)

Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria
3118441 Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria; (add.info.: Pipeline to carry oil from Mosul; Iraq to Syria. Constructed in 1926.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Science. Energy. Oil refinery at Pantin, Paris. Engravingin: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434787 Science. Energy. Oil refinery at Pantin, Paris. Engravingin: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Energy)

Science. Energy. The Chigwel, american oil tanker. Engraving: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434786 Science. Energy. The Chigwel, american oil tanker. Engraving: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Energy)

Science. Energie. Temple devoted to the fire in Baku, Azerbaijan. Gravure in
3434782 Science. Energie. Temple devoted to the fire in Baku, Azerbaijan. Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Gottlieb Daimler in the first high-speed petrol engine and the first four-wheel automobile
3078423 Gottlieb Daimler in the first high-speed petrol engine and the first four-wheel automobile; (add.info.: Photographic print of Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900) an engineer

Gottlieb Daimler in the first high-speed petrol engine and the first four-wheel automobile
3078398 Gottlieb Daimler in the first high-speed petrol engine and the first four-wheel automobile; (add.info.: Photographic print of Gottlieb Daimler (1834-1900) an engineer

The WAAF Flight Mechanic pauses to watch an aircraft she has serviced returning from petrol (colour photo)
8649404 The WAAF Flight Mechanic pauses to watch an aircraft she has serviced returning from petrol (colour photo) by English Photographer

Early motorists purchase gasoline for their auttomobiles at a livery stable before 1912 (b/w photo)
7134162 Early motorists purchase gasoline for their auttomobiles at a livery stable before 1912 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Early motorists purchase gasoline for their auttomobiles at a livery stable)

An engraving depicting a Griffin portable petrol engine, 19th century
5311376 An engraving depicting a Griffin portable petrol engine, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG

The submarine salvage vessel Argonaut, 1850
3359195 The submarine salvage vessel Argonaut, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the submarine salvage vessel Argonaut designed by Simon Lake of Baltimore)

The Petrol Era, five phases of the great power of the reign of King George V
2915348 The Petrol Era, five phases of the great power of the reign of King George V. Centre plate, King George entering his Daimler car. Top left, petrol and the farm waggon

Economy. Pipeline and railway engine for the oil transport, USA. Engraving in
3434785 Economy. Pipeline and railway engine for the oil transport, USA. Engraving in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Economie. Coll. Part)

Food and Beverage. Oil making: mil for grinding the seeds. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434927 Food and Beverage. Oil making: mil for grinding the seeds. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part)

Science. Energy. Oil Derricks in OIl Creek valley, USA, c.1860 Gravure in
3434784 Science. Energy. Oil Derricks in OIl Creek valley, USA, c.1860 Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Science. Energy. 1st oil well discovered by Edwin Drake in Titusvile, Pennsylvania, USA
3434783 Science. Energy. 1st oil well discovered by Edwin Drake in Titusvile, Pennsylvania, USA, 1858 Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

A Mississippi paddle steamer, 1850
3478555 A Mississippi paddle steamer, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Mississippi paddle steamer taking on fuel at a wooding station. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

8622640

Past & Present: Fire-Extinction (colour litho)
8668685 Past & Present: Fire-Extinction (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire-Extinction. Manual Fire Engine)

Sciences. Energy. Oil fire on the Caspian Sea. Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434781 Sciences. Energy. Oil fire on the Caspian Sea. Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Sciences. Energy)

Oil derricks, Los Angeles, California, USA, illustration from The Practical Grocer London 1905 (halftone)
864139 Oil derricks, Los Angeles, California, USA, illustration from The Practical Grocer London 1905 (halftone); (add.info.: The oil region of Los Angeles, California, USA)

Oil well at Oil Creeck Valley, Pennsylvania ( first commercial oil well) 19th century (engraving)
1703323 Oil well at Oil Creeck Valley, Pennsylvania ( first commercial oil well) 19th century (engraving)

First petrol filling station in Britain, 1920 (b/w photo)
8626588 First petrol filling station in Britain, 1920 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First petrol filling station in Britain, Aldermaston)

Société Française d'Incandescence par le Gaz (Système Auer), 1896. Creator: Réalier-Dumas, Maurice (1860-1928)
Societe Francaise d'Incandescence par le Gaz (Systeme Auer), 1896. Private Collection

Electricine. Eclairage de luxe, 1897. Creator: Lefèvre, Lucien (1850-ca1902)
Electricine. Eclairage de luxe, 1897. Private Collection

L'Aureole du Midi, Pétrole de sureté, 1893. Creator: Chéret, Jules (1836-1932)
L'Aureole du Midi, Petrole de surete, 1893. Private Collection

Working Late
Gary Perlow

1968 Dutch GP
ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS - JUNE 23: Mechanics refuel Jackie Oliver's Lotus 49B Ford in the paddock during the Dutch GP at Zandvoort on June 23, 1968 in Zandvoort, Netherlands

1979 Bertone Volvo Tundra Concept Car
AUGUST 20: Concept Car, Bertone Volvo Tundra, 1979 during the Bertone Volvo Tundra Concept Car on August 20, 1979. (Photo by Rainer Schlegelmilch)

Early Motor Cars - diagram of first petrol-driven car
Early Motor Cars - diagram of the workings of the first petrol-driven car

The Octopus Who Strangles the World, cartoon from The Minneapolis Times
CHT206508 The Octopus Who Strangles the World, cartoon from The Minneapolis Times, reproduced in Lectures Pour Tous, 1902-03 (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School

A German petrol dump captured between Bardia and Tobruk. Pictured, hundreds of petrol cans full of petrol being loaded on to a British truck. December 1941

Picture shows some vintage petrol pumps in the Teesside area of England. Roadside petrol pumps were first installed in Britain in 1913, though they did not enter into general use until 1921

Queues in Hanover Street Post Office, Liverpool, for petrol coupons. 29th November 1973

Fuel Shortages, Corley, Birmingham, Tuesday 4th December 1973. No Petrol. Forecourt Empty

Fuel Shortages and Fuel Rationing Signs, Bearwood, Birmingham, Tuesday 4th December 1973. Supply Shortage. Sorry No Petrol

Coach and Horses, being used to beat the fuel shortage at Walton Hall, Walton, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, Wednesday 12th December 1973

Garage owner Mr. Tom Gillespie has rather an unusual watch dog in the forecourt of his garage in Johnstone. For he has a five month old lion cub called Leo as a pet

1922 Thornycroft Type Q Shell Mex petrol truck. Creator: Unknown
1922 Thornycroft Type Q Shell Mex petrol truck

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"Fueling the Past and Powering the Present: Unveiling Petrol's Timeless Legacy" From roaring engines to historic landmarks, it has played an integral role in shaping our world. Take a journey through time as we explore its captivating history. In 1966, a vibrant Signalflare Red Ford Mustang Coupe cruised down the streets of Wallsend-on-Tyne, where shipbuilding thrived. The powerful engine roared with every turn, fueled by none other than petrol. Travel back even further to Perranporth in Cornwall around 1925. The Red House Restaurant and Donald Healeys Garage stood proudly on Boscawen Road, serving both locals and travelers alike. It was here that motorists would fill up their tanks with petrol before embarking on thrilling adventures in their MG RV8 or Dodge Challenger RT SE. But let's not forget one of petrol's most remarkable contributions - the invention of the Cube Car. This groundbreaking creation revolutionized transportation, offering compact efficiency without compromising power. As cities grew and demand soared, petrol stations became iconic landmarks themselves. One such station stood proudly on Old Brompton Road in London SW7; it served as a hub for drivers seeking fuel to propel them forward on their journeys. Petrol's significance extended beyond everyday use; it even found its place within emergency services. The GLC-LFB Dual Purpose Pump Fire Engine exemplified this perfectly - combining power and reliability when responding to crises swiftly. Advertisements throughout history have celebrated this extraordinary fuel source too. National petrol adverts captured imaginations across generations while Pratts Original Spirit (petrol) enticed motorists with promises of unrivaled performance back in 1925. And finally, we cannot overlook the monumental achievement of the first-ever Petrol Fire-Engine - a testament to how far technology has advanced thanks to this incredible resource. Petrol continues to be more than just a means of propulsion; it represents innovation, freedom, and the driving force behind countless memories.