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Background imageRoad Transport Collection: It Happens To Us All

It Happens To Us All
15th June 1960: Nuns pushing their broken-down car in a street in Rome. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Sunbeam III

Sunbeam III
6th June 1914: Lee Guinness takes a corner at speed in a Sunbeam III, at the practice run for the Tourist Trophy Car Race, Isle of Man. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Future Scooter

Future Scooter
circa 1955: A three-wheel, two seater, scooter of the future, designed by a student at the Pratt Institute in New York. (Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Heavy Going

Heavy Going
8th February 1950: Traffic makes waves along the Horsham Road in Surrey through flood water from the River Mole. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Bus Dock

Bus Dock
circa 1955: A bus in the bus docks at New Yorks East Side Airlines Terminal. The docks are open on one side to permit exhaust fumes to escape. (Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Wet Whipps Cross

Wet Whipps Cross
circa 1956: Whipps Cross, London, after torrential downpours caused widespread flooding. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Naval Review

Naval Review
15th June 1953: The fleet assembles at Spithead for the Coronation Naval Review by Queen Elizabeth II. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Tourist Traffic

Tourist Traffic
26th April 1955: A small car with a GB plate on the Champs-en-Americans (Avenue of Trees) straight country road in France lined with poplar trees. (Photo by George W. Hales/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Loose Hubcaps

Loose Hubcaps
circa 1955: A pile of discarded hubcaps at a car drag racing strip in Westhampton, Long Island, New York. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway
circa 1950: A stretch of the Alaska Highway cuts through a forest. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Across Australia

Across Australia
An explorer on his way to Adelaide, south Australia, in his kerosene powered Chevrolet tourer. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Hansom Cabs

Hansom Cabs
circa 1900: A fleet of hansom cabs waiting for fares in London, the Coliseum theatre in St Martins Lane visible in the background. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Heres The Bus

Heres The Bus
circa 1950: Louise Simonson and her daughter Jill wait for the school bus in Connecticut, USA. (Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Off To School

Off To School
circa 1950: Louise Simonson waves to her daughter as she travels to school by bus in Connecticut, USA. (Photo by Orlando /Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Cures For Sale

Cures For Sale
circa 1950: Samaritan volunteers pull carts containing lame people about the town of Lourdes, which is replete with shops selling souvenirs and a variety of mementos

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: MG Mascot

MG Mascot
May 1929: A seaplane mascot of a on the bonnet of an MG car. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Bentley Mascot

Bentley Mascot
May 1929: A mascot of an arrow on the bonnet of a Bentley car. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Car Mascot

Car Mascot
May 1929: A mascot on the bonnet of a car. (Photo by Fred Morley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel
A motorist leaving the Houses of Parliament in London with an angel for which he has paid ten guineas. (Photo by Fred Morley/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Menai Bridge

Menai Bridge
October 1935: The first major suspension bridge in the world, built in 1819-1826 by Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford across the Menai Strait

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: On The Way To Queens

On The Way To Queens
1936: Cars travel on the Triborough Bridge ramp to Astoria, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Beach Sidecars

Beach Sidecars
circa 1930: A group of young people on a Californian beach with their motorcycles and sidecars. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: No Engine ?

No Engine ?
circa 1930: Rocket car propelled by fuel from two large cylinders in the front of the car. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Gasoline Truck

Gasoline Truck
circa 1930: White 3-ton Gasoline truck used by the New York Street Cleaning Department for clearing snow after the recent blizzard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Over And Out

Over And Out
circa 1930: Centre of communication for New Yorks Metropolitan police cars with maps of the boroughs covered at the centre desk and the radio operator at the far end of the room

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Mass Production

Mass Production
Hundreds of completed chassis parked in the pool for the fitting of bodies at the Morris plant in Cowley, Oxford. (Photo by Miller/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Sloping Seats

Sloping Seats
circa 1930: The seats of a street car in Wellington, New Zealand are slanted to counteract the slope of the hills that the cars ride. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Kings Chambers

Kings Chambers
circa 1930: Shoppers in the Lambton Quay area of Wellington, this view looks down towards the citys Kings Chambers. (Photo by S. C. Smith/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Rear Warning

Rear Warning
14th September 1939: A car with the warning Look Out daubed on the back. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Model 46 Nash

Model 46 Nash
Full-length side view of a Model 46 Nash parked outside a factory. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: The Round House

The Round House
A bus passes by the Round House, an octagonal former toll house at Brook Street Hill near Brentwood in Essex, 14th August 1925. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: America On Wheels

America On Wheels
circa 1850: Streams of traffic pouring up and down busy Broadway. Pedestrians are using a bridge. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Place Rogier

Place Rogier
circa 1925: Trams traversing Place Rogier in Brussels. (Photo by Evans/Three Lions/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Weekend Trippers

Weekend Trippers
circa 1930: Cars queuing to cross the border into Mexico at Tiajuana. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Neopolitan Sedan

Neopolitan Sedan
circa 1850: A woman and baby being carried in a sedan chair. A sign on the side of the chair says Napoli 78. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Patent Cabriolet

Patent Cabriolet
The Tribus, a two-wheeled, horse-drawn street carriage which accomodates up to three passengers. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Toll Gate

Toll Gate
1864: The turnpike at Notting Hill Gate in London. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Toll Evasion

Toll Evasion
circa 1800: Toll collectors in pursuit of a man on horseback dashing through a toll gate. Original Artist: By J Thompson (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Connaught Place

Connaught Place
1840: Traffic on Connaught Place at the corner of Edgware Road, London. Original Artist: By Whitlock (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: London Omnibus

London Omnibus
Passengers travel between Paddington and the Bank aboard Shillibeers omnibus for a fare of one shilling. Guildhall Library (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: First Fire Engine

First Fire Engine
October 1902: The crew sit on board Londons first motor-driven fire engine. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Turnpike Gate

Turnpike Gate
1802: A family passing through a turnpike gate in a horse and cart. (Photo by Rischgitz/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Cabs At Charing Cross

Cabs At Charing Cross
circa 1900: Cabs and carriages waiting outside Charing Cross station, London, as seen from Northumberland Avenue. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Horse And Carriage July 1909

Horse And Carriage July 1909
Riding out in style in their Park Drag & Fours during the London Season. The idea was that the rich rode on the outside while their servants sat inside

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Flying Turkey

Flying Turkey
7th October 1943: A turkey flying across a country lane near Braintree, Essex. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Ship Canal

Ship Canal
1948: SS Pacific Importer in the Manchester Ship Canal. Cars waiting for transport line the quay. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Drying Dauphines

Drying Dauphines
21st January 1960: Gleaming Renault Dauphines passing through the infra-red drying cabinet after their visit to the paint shop at the Renault factory in France. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Background imageRoad Transport Collection: Harrods

Harrods
circa 1889: Harrods store in Knightsbridge, Kensington. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)



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