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A short feature looking at some of the pictorial contents of the company magazine "Power Topics" which allow a good appreciation of the company vehicles and livery styles together with some other interesting photographs ..... |
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The family business of James Martin, cartwright and coachbuilder, started in 1875 at Kelvin Valley Coach Works, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow, Scotland. By the 1930's, and on the same site, with William, James jnr and Thomas snr ..... |
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One of the driving forces behind the development of the car was the desire of "Man" to go faster. The pursuit of speed was assisted by oil and petrol companies such as Wakefield Castrol, British Petroleum and Shell to name just a few ..... |
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Winged aircraft has provided the means for the ultimate drive for speed and between 1929 and 1960, just 31 years, the world speed record was raised from 331.6 MPH to an astonishing 4,104 MPH. Although the combustion engine was overtaken by the jet rocket it was the desire ...... |
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Mans desire to go faster on land and in the air was matched by his pursuit to be the fastest on water . Like the land record speed attempts the pursuit of speed on water was assisted by oil and petrol companies such as Wakefield Castrol ..... |
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The threat of torrential downpours and hurricane force winds didn't put off the 36,000 plus visitors to this years show, and in the event the weather was pretty warm, with some gusty winds at times, and only the odd shower to contend with ..... |
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These photographs represent just some of the 300 plus 2 gallon petrol cans in Steve's Father's collection. Steve's Father is a sign writer by profession and demonstrates his artistic skills in re painting 2 gallon petrol cans ..... |
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This is a rare opportunity to be able to look back in time to the early days of motoring and cycling and to the efforts of one man, Anthony Hole, to not only build a successful business but to serve the community in which it was based ..... |
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Away from the hustle and bustle of London's main thoroughfares, and within an easy 5 minute walk from the South Kensington underground station, you will find the Michelin Tyre Company building at 81 Brompton Road, Chelsea. Commissioned in 1909 as the ..... |
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A small selection from Gaspumpgary's superb collection showing some of the rarest globes to be found. Gary is always seeking that elusive globe and distance is no object, so much so he often travels the length and breadth of the country to bring that special globe ..... |
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A selection of Gaspumpgary's superb collection of petrol pumps. The petrol pumps range in style, type, age, and condition with some awaiting restoration. Gary does his own restoration and when he has time, he travels all over the UK rescuing petrol pumps ..... |
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Stuart, a retired Railwayman, has built an extensive collection over the last 40 years covering general advertising signs and ephemera, railwayana, and petroliana. The variety of signs in Stuart's petroliana collection is one thing, with many rare examples, but the ..... |
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Tim Clark, from Yarm in the North East of England, has sent in a variety of 2 gallon petrol can photos from his collection. Some of these photos show the variations that existed in branding for the same company - i.e. the Carburine Motor Spirit cans are an ..... |
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Allan lives in the deep south of New Zealand and has been passionately collecting for over 20 years. His hugely impressive collection covers all aspects of Petroliana - Petrol Pumps; Globes; Signage; Oil Racks, Tins, Bottles etc ..... |
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Welcome to Laura's collection of advertising and travel posters which is diverse, colourful, interesting, and which also reflects times past. So what is it that inspires us to start collecting things, for some an experience, others a memory, and others - well there are many ..... |
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Beamish Motor & Cycle Works, set in the period 1913, gives a flavour of the early days of the motor car together with the industry that was needed to support it. The petrol pump had not been invented at this time and petrol/motor spirit was delivered to the car in ..... |
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Beamish is a living museum which is situated within a 300 acre site and provides a unique opportunity to see life as it was at 2 points in time - 1830 which is represented by Pockerley Manor and Pockerley Waggonway, and 1913 represented by Beamish Town ...... |
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To be found at Backbarrow at the southern tip of Lake Windermere the Lakeland Motor Museum hosts a wonderful and important collection of over 30,000 motoring heritage exhibits. There is also a large and fascinating Campbell Bluebird Exhibition which pays ..... |
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Colyford Motoring Memories Museum located on the Devon / Dorset borders is a must see museum. A warm welcome awaits all visitors from host Robin Barnard who has owned this 1928 Architect designed garage since 1982. An opportunity where you can ..... |
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We take for granted our ability to jump in the car and go off on a Motor Tour but back in the 1920/30's it was a lot different and a journey then to the West Country was probably a far greater adventure than we can imagine - poor roads, worries about ..... |
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Wayne Atkins, President (retired) of the Automobilia Collectors Club of Australia has a wide ranging collection of petroliana and particularly likes Castrol, Vacuum Oil Company - Mobiloil, and the home grown Australian oil companies. Shown is a selection ..... |
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Superb collection by Justin Pardy, with many rare examples, of over 150 oil bottles together with oil racks for Castrol; Shell; Mobiloil; Duckhams; Esso; Fina and others. Justin's oil racks can be seen in the "World Oil Rack Collection" |
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John, who lives in Washington State, started collecting British globes when he lived in the UK. He was attracted to the varied different shapes of British globes which is reflected in his collection. He also has an impressive collection of British dashboard plaques which .... |
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Thanks to Mel and Roz for sending in photos of their garage collection. Mel told me that although their collection was small that I might like to use some of the images sent. In Mel and Roz's case if their collection is small then it is not without quality ..... |
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Our thanks go to Wade Kidwell of South Africa for sending in photos of some of his collection which show the various brands used throughout South Africa. Of particular note are the 2 gallon Victory petrol cans which are much sought after by collectors in the UK ..... |
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Our thanks to all of the contibutors for a fine selection of 34 different oil racks from Australia, New Zealand, United States, South Africa, and the UK. These photographs show the varying styles and brands used in those countries. If you have a Motor Oil rack ..... |
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Feature on Petrol Company Vehicles. If you have any images of Petrol company vehicles of any period and can supply us with large format images they would be most appreciated and would allow a more comprehensive record to be made ..... |
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Establishments selling petrol displayed the current price and identity of the company products they were selling. Examples such as these were fixed to the petrol pump giving the motorist some comfort that what they were buying came from the advertised company ..... |
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Situated in Heerenveen, Holland Piet's modern garage has a contemporary look and feel of the1960's. His business carries out restoration, repairs and servicing of classic and old timer cars with a background theme to the Shell Co. "Service is Our Business" ..... |
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Held on the Beaulieu estate twice a year the 2 day International Autojumble brings in collectors and visitors from all around the world. This September saw the largest Autojumble ever with fine and warm weather bringing out tens of thousands of visitors. There were ..... |
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Held on the Beaulieu estate in May the spring 2 day Motormart Autojumble brings in collectors and visitors from all around the world. This event was well attended and there was a good selection of outside and marquee stalls to browse. There is always a wide ..... |
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