Advert - Renault cars (1927)

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The new Renault cars for 1927. The 9/15 had a top speed of only 39mph, you'd need the 14/45 if you were reckless enough to want to go at 60mph.

Advert - Riley Adelphi car (1930's)

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The Riley 1.5 litre Adelphi was produced from 1936 to 1939.

Advert - Kwiksail Car bonnet mascot (1920's)

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The Kwiksail car bonnet mascot guaranteed to inflict maximum damage to any pedestrian you run into. Especially the Biplane (Large) model. Beware of driving too fast or your front wheels may leave the ground. 1920's advert.

Cutting - Olympia Motor Show (1935)

17th October 1935

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The future King Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, opening the Olympia Motor Show on 16th October 1935.  

If you were in the market for a shiny new 1936 car then why not try the Riley Kestrel 6 at £450 and only £7 10s a year road tax? Rover had 9 models ranging from a 10 horsepower model at £248 to a 14hp at £415. The cheaper Austin range had 12 models between £120 and £187 or 20hp Alvis for a whopping £800. 

For those must have accessories who could resist a trip meter which computes average speed  and times the car over a set distance down to 1/5th of a second?

Cutting - Steam Wagon Overturned (1926)

31st August 1926

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An overturned steam wagon in High Road, Tottenham. How on earth did a 6-ton vehicle with a top speed of less than 10mph manage to topple over? Still an ideal opportunity for those that like that sort of thing to view the bottom of an undertype chain drive steam lorry. Everyone to their own.

Advert - Postal Bargains (1936)

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Christmas postal bargains from 1936. A sugar dispenser for Auntie Flo? The Pip cigarette puter-outer for Uncle Silas? And, of course, the Ni**er Money Box for your favourite nephew? I wonder what the Dragons would make of the Spork?

Advert - Triumph Dolomite (1970's)

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A 1970's Triumph Dolomite from Henley's of Bournemouth, what more could you want?

Advert - Austin Healey Sprite (1958)

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The Austin Healey Sprite was introduced in 1958 by BMC and made at their MG factory at Abingdon. 0 - 60 in 20.5 seconds and a top speed of 83mph.

Advert - Oldsmobile car (1939)

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Another car leaping out of the page at you. From a 1939 US paper this is an Oldsmobile for $939 - except for State taxes and local taxes and optional equipment and accessories.

Advert - Alvis from Henleys (1920's)

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An Alvis car advert from the 1920's. 'Judged from any angle is supreme' - the drawing looks as if it's from the angle of someone being run over. Good graphics, though.

Advert - Komposill (1929)

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Komposill may have been the miracle clean-all in 1929 but by 1936 the company had gone into voluntary liquidation.

Advert- Hudson automobile(1938)

The 1938 Hudson Six almost drives out of the page at you. The Detroit based car company had been making Hudsons in Brentford, England since 1925.

Cutting - Embankment Motor Smash (1923)

March 1923

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Back in 1923 there were no breathalyzers or specific limits to how much alcohol would make a driver incapable, but when, as in the case above, a death occurred, then the driver would be charged with manslaughter. Annual figures for road deaths have been kept since 1926 and show that year's figure as 4,886 whereas last year (2013) it was 1,713. The peak year was 1941, possibly due to the blackout and removal of road signs during the War, when it was 9,169. The good news is that the figure has been steadily falling year on year since 1970.

Advert - Ruston Hornsby car (1924)

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Ruston Hornsby were an engineering company originally formed in 1840, who only dipped their toes in car manufacturing from 1919 to 1924. This advert is from the final year of production.

Cutting - Earl's Heir Killed (1926)

August 1926

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By dying in this car crash Major the Hon. Harold FitzClarence only missed being the 5th Earl by 2 years, his brother the 4th Earl died in 1928. 

Random Cuttings - Motoring (1938)

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These cutting are from February 9th 1938. As the number of vehicles on our roads increased during the 1930's so did the need for legistration and control. Since 1925 it had been an offence to be found drunk in charge of any mechanically propelled vehicle on any highway, but no legal drink driving limit was set until 1967. The annual MOT test, which includes specific brake efficiency measurement, was introduced in 1960.

Random Cutting - Death of Ernie Kovaks (1962)

14th January 1962

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I'm not sure today's newspapers would print such a graphic picture of a dead celebrity. Ernie Kovaks an American radio and TV star, comic, scriptwriter, film actor, novelist and during the early 1950's the first TV innovator who, by stretching the existing video technology to its limits, won a posthumous  Emmy in 1962. As shown above he died in car accident in Los Angeles on the 13rh January 1962. 

Random Ad - Clyno Royal 4-Seater (1925)

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Ever heard of Clyno cars? Believe it (Wikipedia) or not at one time they were Britain's third largest car manufacturer. They existed between 1909 and 1929 but then disappeared along with many other car brands during the 1930's depression.

Random Ad - Triumph Dolomite (1970's)

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The Triumph Dolomite range was introduced in 1972 but mention of the Sprint dates this advert to at least 1973.

Random Ad - Plastic Padding (1986)

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This is why in the 1960's and 70's an essential tool when buying a secondhand car was a magnet. Where it didn't stick was where the metal had rusted away and been replaced by Plastic Padding.