Vintage Garage Feature on Laura's Collection Of Advertising and Travel Posters

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 many reasons too many to list here. But this was a question I put to Laura and she replied; "After my baby brother was born on the 2nd May 1998, all the family was sitting around talking late one night and we decided that by the time my brother was old enough, all that we thought was great about the old days would all be gone. So a decision was made to collect things that were all relevant to the old days, but after a while it became apparent that within weeks we would fill the house up before he was even three years old. We decided to choose a theme, that theme being all things associated with motoring. This is the story so far, we hope you share in our appreciation of all things long gone..."

Pre war poster for Pratts Motor Oil, a brand to be renamed in 1933 as Essolube	Texaco Motor Oil - 1931 by R.Van Doren		Pre war poster for Pratts High Test Petrol and Motor Oils

Pre war advertisement for Pratts Perfection Spirit	Pre war advertisement for Pratts The Original Guaranteed Spirit Spirit	Pre war advertisement for Don't say Petrol Say Pratts	Pre war advertisement for Pratts High Test Petrol - A Joy To Drive With

Pre war advertisement for Pratts High Test Petrol	Pre war advertisement for Pratts Ethyl - Fastest On Earth		Pre war advertisement for Redline Super Petrol - The Top Gear Spirit

Post war poster for Mobiloil Arctic a brand first introduced in 1937	Anglo-American Oil Company - 1920's	Shell Oil Storage and Dist Co of India - 1930's	Henry Segrave in his Sunbeam 1000 - March 1927

BP - end of 'Pooled Petrol' Regulations 1953 - artist unknown	SHELL - end of 'Pooled Petrol' Regulations 1953 by George Ayres	Stickman poster for the new Shell Lubricating Oil - c1930	Price's Motorine banner for this Rolls Royce approved oil - 1950's

Striking 'Speedwell Lubricants' transfer on glass	Redline - Glico, 1930's	Essolube poster - post war	Castrolease Oil Dispenser design - 1950's

Castrolease - Note the Vauxhall mention	Castrol Motorsport - 1960's	Super Shell US - 1950's	Golden Shell US - 1950's

Shellzone Anti-Freeze Poster US - 1950's	Super Shell Gasoline Poster US - 1960's	Shell Service' US poster - 1950's	Super Permalube US - 1960's

Shell X-100 Motor Oil US - 1950's	US poster for Kendall Motor Oil - 1950's	Pre war poster for Exide dated November 1932	Pre war poster for Exide dated December 1932

Dunlop Tyre poster for India - 1950's/1960's	Dunlop Cycle Tyre poster - 1950's	Avon Tyres hanging showcard - post war	Raleigh Cycles poster for US market 1960's

Royal Cord Ballon Tyres - pre war	Poster for Joseph Lucas spares - 1930's	Launch poster for the Morris Mini-Minor new in 1959	Early 1960's poster for the BMC Mini

KLG sparking plugs poster - pre-war
Motor Sport
Monaco Grand Prix 1966	BARC British Grand Prix at Aintree	German Nurburg Ring Grand Prix Poster 1960	24 Hour La Mons Poster 1961

Monaco Grand Prix 1963	24 Hour La Mons Poster 1963
Railway Posters
1950's British Rail - Sunny Rhyl	1950's British Rail - The West Highland Line	British Rail Herne Bay Poster late 1950's /early 1960's	Middleton Tower Holiday Camp Poster 1950's

1950's British Rail - Aberystwyth	1950's British Rail - Plymouth	Famous 1950's British Rail poster for Butlins

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