Britain By Car is a guide to Britain’s motoring history, looking at cars and motoring events primarily through place, rather than by marque, period of manufacture, or category.
There are many signifcant areas yet to be covered. Some counties have no entries at all; but, hopefully, there is something here that interests you. Click on a region or category to get started.
An extensive collection of historic advertising material, going back more than 100 years, which includes a wide range of motoring publications.
Location
Unit 14, Adswood Industrial Estate, Adswood Road, Stockport, SK3 8LF.
Date
2017 – present.
The first national electric car trials.
Location
The Bull’s Head Hotel, 5 Royal Parade, Chislehurst, BR7 6NR.
Date
5 - 9th November 1900
A company steeped in the history, preservation, repair and maintenance of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars.
Location
Great Easton, Dunmow, CM6 2HD
Date
1988 – present (although the origins of the business go back to the early 1960s).
A short-lived marque, whose founder's influence extended far beyond the manufacture of cars.
Location
Rose Bros. The Albion Engineering Works, Ropery Road, Gainsborough.
Date
1903 – 1906.
An early stockist of post-Second World War military vehicles, best known for their U.S military Jeep conversions.
Location
100 Belsize Lane, NW3, and 20 Daleham Mews, London, NW3.
Date
1947 – early 1970s.
An early driving school with its own brand of dual-control car.
Location
Boundary Rd. (today known as Swanscombe Rd.), Notting Hill, London, W11.*
Date
1905-1910.
