Classic Car History

Vintage photographs of classic cars and notable historical moments, illustrating the evolution of automobile design alongside significant events and figures.

Group of people standing behind a car, 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser

Vintage Photograph. Elderly couple walking to car carrying suitcases.

incidente stradale frontale, 1959

Citroen id 19. 1955.

una domenica al sole, 1800 fiat famigliare, 1959

DEU, Germany, Dortmund: Personalities from politics, business and culture from the years 1965-71. Dortmund. Used car sale. VW Beetle ca. 1965, Europe

1954 Edsel

One of Sydneys death trap corners Sailsbury Rd., & Australia St. New Town. July 31, 1938.

Type inspection. T 101277. >>

Headlights and sign on the bow of a bus.

Vintage Photograph. Attendant filling gas tank. Frame 1.

Anefo photo collection. Tobacco bowl of the Dutch-Belgian border (black trade). World War II, trade. August 1945

Type inspection. >>

In Darkest Hollywood - Cavalcade -- You could almost write a history of transportation from the exhibits in this section of the property department. Ancient jaloppies are cheek by jowl with sleek modern cars. That equipage in left foreground was really a glamour buggy in its day and cost more than some of the great high-powered cars of today. June 28, 1942. (Photo by Berger Sidney, International News Photos).

Vintage photograph. Chevrolet Stylemaster inside car dealership

Anefo photo collection. Visit French ambassador to the RAI, Simca mode. February 14, 1963

Portrait of man in antique car (EV003674_H)

Chevrolet. >>

Personal car Saab 92a. No. 92 A / 190. The picture is taken at Vänersborgsvägen and the exit towards Fagerstrand.

automobili, manutenzione, controllo pneumatici, 1966

The Armstrong Siddeley Whitley is a large post-war sports saloon automobile and a version of the 16/18 hp series made between 1946 and 1954 by the British company of Armstrong Siddeley. The Whitley was the last of the range to enter production, first appearing in 1949.

Poll photo collection. Report Berlin. Berlin. Night uptake of the Hardenbergstrasse with access to the U-Bahn stop Zooological Garten and the festively illuminated Cafe-Restaurant Wilhelmshallen with the UFA cinema Palast am Zoo. January 1, 1938. Berlin, Germany

Advertising photo of demonstration trolley with caravan at Olympic Stadium. Advertising photo for Linguaphone on demonstration truck with caravan at Olympic Stadium

Vintage Photograph. An automobile accident with a crowd of people.

Four pcs. Cadillac V, 16-Cylinder luxury carts in price situations from, at the time of the picture, 40,000 to 60,000 SEK. Viewed on car company A.B. Hans Osterman, Stockholm.

United States 19531953 Cadillac Le Mans a concept car that was introduced at the 1953 GM Motorama, but never went into production. Visitors who were taken by the design that year could buy a Cadillac similarly styled called the Eldorado. The Le Mans was powered by a 250 hp engine, and had memory seats that slid back when the door opened, and returned when it closed.

Vintage Photograph. Parking lot at the Bronx zoo. Frame 2.

Anefo photo collection. Bank-Indrive on Tesselschadestraat. August 21, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Maarten looks at MG-Coupe with his toy car at the MG-Coupe now that the RAI is over. 13 February 1961

Lowell, Arizona, USA. Antique pickup truck. (Editorial Use Only)

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-0349. 1956

Gipsy Pilgrims - Although the old painted caravans are still to be found, most gypsies use petrol to reach the festival these days. These young men arrived by car with a "modern miss" gipsy girl. Although the old painted caravans are still seen in England and Europe, most gypsies these days use cars to get to Saintes Maries. June 15, 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Press).

Vintage Photograph. Loading automobile aboard the Moore McCormack SS Mormacpenn, New York City

State Railways, SJ Laes 550207, Double -deck carriage, Transport of cars

Fire Chief James E. Welch , Fire fighters, Automobiles. Leon Abdalian Collection

Man pointing at heated taxi cab from the Yellow Cab company ca. 1936.

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. A stuck car at the salt pans on Bonaire. In the car carfarter Xavier Krugers. 1947. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles

1960s YOUNG MAN TEENAGER CHANGING TIRE ON CAR

Anefo photo collection. Circuit Zandvoort Speed records. GATSONIDES IN ACTION. November 11, 1949. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Anefo photo collection. New DAF passenger car shown. February 5, 1958

Anefo photo collection. Opening of the RAI car exhibition by the Minister of Economic Affairs, Prof. J. Zijlstra. The company at a sports car. 26 February 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Opening car exhibition in the new RAI by Prince Bernhard, Prince Bernhard during the tour. February 2, 1961

Woman walking behind a 1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan

Vintage photograph. Family in car.

Michigan: c. 1955 A woman standing next to a Ford Thunderbird in her driveway.

Anefo photo collection. Chain collision due to fog, presumably on the Utrecht-Amsterdam motorway. Mist, traffic accidents, wrecks. October 14, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Rally Monte Carlo pass Amsterdam. January 19, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Autorally Monte Carlo Pass control Amsterdam. Professor W. P. A. van Lammeren Holland Delft. January 21, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Parents sitting with their child in a park near a lake, 1959 Bonneville Safari

Vintage photograph. Driver and mechanic shake hands while driver sits in Allen Offy Special Midget auto racer.

A Washington D.C. parking lot on 14th Street charged 15 cents a hour in 1939. LC-USF33-015622-M2

Poll photo collection. Netherlands Antilles and Suriname at the time of the royal visit of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard in 1955. Parking lot with cars, probably in Curaçao. October 1, 1955. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. Wim Dussel (right) and W. van de Hoog (left) by car scooter Amsterdam to Rome and back Amsterdam. Departure at RAI building. October 27, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

USIS Car Park, Avenue Gabriel. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Britain Builds Light Cars- the British Automobile Industry, UK, 1945 A car is tested for waterproofing at a factory, somewhere in Britain. According to the original caption, 'the artificial downpour exceeds the heaviest rain ever experienced in Great Britain and it is aimed at the car from every angle'.

Aston Martin DB4 GT 1961 1960s period nostalgia head on street

Vintage photograph. Road races at Reno Nevada

Fiat 500 Topolino. 1930-1940

Anefo photo collection. Lentecroces on the Wetering Circuit in Amsterdam. March 6, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Olympia traveling Berlin, historical photo, circa 1940

We Have Our Gas-Bags, Too! - Fulminating Fuehrers and hissing propaganda Ministers ***** into insignificance in comparison with the gas-bags seen in London these days. Here is a car seen ***** the London traffic after "filling up" at a Hyde Park gas supply depot. It takes six minutes to ***** 250 cubic feet of gas, which equals one gallon and costs 1/8d. Could this happen again A gas-powered car used during the fuel crisis in wartime. The gas was stored in the roof "balloon." April 22, 1940. (Photo by Topical Press).

Mature couple walking beside car

1950s NJ STATE POLICE PATROL CAR TROOPER USING MOBILE PHONE TALK TO HEADQUARTERS OTHER CARS OR OVERHEAD AIRPLANE NEW JERSEY USA - q54353 CPC001 HARS CAREER SERVE VEHICLE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY SAFETY INFORMATION FORD LIFESTYLE OVERHEAD JOBS COMMUNICATING COPY SPACE FULL-LENGTH HIGHWAY PERSONS INSPIRATION AUTOMOBILE MALES ORDER OFFICER PROFESSION CONFIDENCE TRANSPORTATION B&W COP SKILL OCCUPATION PROTECT SKILLS HIGH ANGLE ADVENTURE AND AUTOS CAREERS EXTERIOR LEADERSHIP PROGRESS PRIDE OPPORTUNITY AUTHORITY OCCUPATIONS PHONES UNIFORMS USING CONNECTION PATROL CONCEPTUAL TELEPHONES AUTOMOBILES

Anefo photo collection. Structure of the car exhibition in the RAI .. 11 February 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Ralley Van Lettebon Franschendam. May 27, 1948

Anefo photo collection. 41st Automotive exhibition in Brussels, overview of the stands. January 17, 1961. Brussels

Anefo photo collection. Easter printed in Amsterdam; Foreigners load luggage about camel wagon. April 12, 1974. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage Photograph. Young couple in open convertible. Frame 1.

Anefo photo collection. Participants Rally Monte Carlo in Amsterdam. January 19, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

1950S Man In Coat & Hat Kneeling Down In Snow To Adjust Chains On Tires

Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. men, cars, palm trees. undated

Anefo photo collection. Cars in the snow. 12 February 1969

Anefo photo collection. Car exhibition in RAI, company cars. February 1, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Rally De Monte Carlo, M. Gatsonides and A. Ilsken. January 19, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Preparation 44th bicycle exhibition in the RAI, setting up stands with mopeds. February 22, 1961

Vintage Photograph. A completed 1956 Pontiac makes its last run through paint oven after final inspection

1920S Couple Man Woman Enter Motor Car Carrying Bags Fashion Trip Leisure Getaway Golf Bags Upscale Convertible

A Mercedes on the Zandvoort circuit, Zandvoort, The scene captures a classic automobile navigating a winding racetrack, showcasing a sense of motion and energy. The car, vintage in design, features smooth lines, a prominent grille, and chrome accents, embodying a stylish elegance from its era. Its color is muted, lending a timeless quality to the image. Surrounding the track, a few figures can be seen in the distance, presumably spectators or pit crew, contributing to the atmosphere of the event. The setting appears to be an outdoor racetrack, surrounded by a gentle slope of grass that contrasts with the asphalt surface. A multi-tiered grandstand looms in the background, where additional spectators are gathered, creating a bustling atmosphere.

A Peugeot passes two others, looking for a parking place beside the sea. Date: 1934

Anefo photo collection. Preparation and superstructure RAI car exhibition. February 21, 1956

Anefo photo collection. New cars for the roadside assistance. October 20, 1959

Car accident. Italy 1955.

salone internazionale di ginevra, fiat 600, 1955

Image of cars at the ramp for the car sleeping train in 's-Hertogenbosch.

Anefo photo collection. Participants Rally Monte Carlo pass Amsterdam. January 18, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage photograph. The LeSabre, a custom built General Motors styling section sports car that will be used as a laboratory on wheels to test futuristic styling and mechanical features

lavaggio auto, 1966

Anefo photo collection. Participants Rally Monte Carlo Time Control in Schevening Roger Riviere and Av. Raphael in Ford. January 21, 1962. Scheveningen, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. 32nd Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, the Dutch Equipe Linschoten-Huisman at Arnhem. January 20, 1963. Arnhem

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection of photo collection prints Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-1385. 1956

Poll photo collection. Travel to Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. Poll Photographer car in the Lago oil refinery in San Nicolas on Aruba. 1947. Aruba, San Nicolas

Two-wheeled "popular car" constructed by Åke Jarlborg in finpång.

Anefo photo collection. Air presentation circuit of Zandvoort. New Dafa car. September 8, 1961. Noord-Holland, Zandvoort

Advert for the LaSalle V8 car, 1939. Artist: Unknown

1930s 1940s CARS PARKED ON THE LEVEE LOT AND A SHOW BOAT AND SS ADMIRAL DOCKED ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ST. LOUIS MISSOURI

Poll photo collection. Middle East 1950-1955: Lebanon. Street scene in Beirut. 1950. Beirut, Lebanon

Anefo photo collection. Gypsies registered in Didam yesterday and requested to leave the country at Berghank border crossing. July 15, 1981. Bergh, Gelderland, Montferland

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