Motoring Picture Library

23/02/2022

You voted for which of today’s cars are most deserving of future classic status. Here are the winners

07/02/2022

It’s a beautiful day for… ! 🚘 📸

On their holidays, this family used the Standard Vanguard Phase II to tow their Raven Savoy caravan into the New Forest National Park.

After all (and perhaps we’re biased) there’s no better spot for camping and caravanning than the New Forest! 🌳

Did you know… the Vanguard was launched by the Standard Motor Company in 1947. It was an instant success in both the UK and Australia, and later in 1952, the Standard Vanguard Phase II was released with only a few stylistic changes.

The name of the Vanguard recalled the last of the British Navy’s battleships, the HMS Vanguard. ⚓️ The ship was launched in 1944. Standard Motor Company were forced to enter long negotiations with senior Royal Navy personnel to allow them use of the name.

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25/08/2021

On 25 August 12 years ago, at Edwards Air Force base in California, Charles Burnett III drove the British Steam Car ‘Inspiration’ to a new Land Speed Record for steam power, recording an average speed of 139.843mph. The next day Don Wales, grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell, drove the car even faster, setting a kilometre record with an average speed of 148.166mph. Altogether the team claimed five international and American speed records.

The record that the team broke had been established at Daytona in 1906 when Fred Marriott drove the Stanley steam car ‘Rocket’ to a speed of 121.57mph. At the time this was the outright Land Speed Record and would stand for three years before it was broken by Victor Héméry at the wheel of a Benz. The record speed for a steam car remained unchallenged for 103 years.
You can see the car displayed at National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.
More images https://bit.ly/3msUoAg

12/08/2021

For the first time since 1990 there will soon be a new Countach available to buy. Lamborghini are reviving the Countach name and will be producing the supercar that first saw the light of day as a prototype at the 1971 Geneva motorshow. Start saving those pennies now! See more images at https://bit.ly/3xFaTuU

15/07/2021

On this day 1967, Jim Clark drove the Lotus 49 to victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, in a race largely dominated by Clark and his team mate Graham Hill. Hill led up to the 55th lap and was eventually forced to retire but Clark held on to win ahead of Denny Hulme’s Brabham. You can see Graham Hill’s car displayed at the National Motor Museum. See more of our images at https://bit.ly/2VPSwXb

11/06/2021

The vast majority of the great images in this exhibition were supplied by Motoring Picture Library!

A new online exhibition all about the Land Speed Record-breaking Golden Arrow has just gone live on the National Motor Museum Trust website.

Created by Bournemouth University students the exhibition tells the stories behind this iconic vehicle.

Discover the exhibition at https://bit.ly/353X0L5

21/05/2021

Who is going to Beaulieu, National Motor Museum on Sunday for Simply Electric? There will be many state of the art cars taking part but did you know that electricity was being used to power vehicles as long ago as the Victorian era as our images illustrate!

26/04/2021

20 years ago today the first "new" Mini rolled off the production line in Oxford. Since 2001 over 5 million Minis have been produced at the Oxford plant. All images from see more at https://bit.ly/3vlBYT6

21/04/2021

We wish her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II a happy 95th birthday! Our Motoring Picture Library images show her Majesty with Edward Lord Montagu, curator Michael Ware and
Beaulieu, National Motor Museum workshop staff. The restoration of the 1900 Royal Daimler had been undertaken by the staff in the picture for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977.

26/03/2021

Introduced to the UK in 1993, and after many facelifts in the ensuing years, Ford have announced the end of the road for the Mondeo. See more of our images at https://bit.ly/3rjIY0s