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Mike Hawthorn in the Dutch Grand Prix, Zandvoort, 1958. Hawthorn driving a Ferrari Dino 246; he came 5th. Hawthorn was England's first World Champion driver
The Beatles. Creator: Dan SpringerThe Beatles
Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, c1680
Charles Darwin, British naturalist, c1870s. Artist: Julia Margaret CameronCharles Darwin, British naturalist, c1870s. Darwin started his career on board the HMS Beagle and spent six years surveying the South American seas
Lord Kelvin, Scottish mathematician and physicist, with his compass, 1902. Born William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge
James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1833. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age
Luciano Pavarotti. Creator: Dan SpringerLuciano Pavarotti
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer, c1850sIsambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, c1850s
Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, c1920. Curie (1867-1934), double Nobel Prize winner, seated in her laboratory
Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1931. Creator: UnknownMarie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, 1931. Marie (1867-1934) and her husband Pierre Curie continued the work on radioactivity started by Henri Becquerel
Portrait of Charles Dickens, before 1870. Creator: UnknownPortrait of Charles Dickens, before 1870. Additional Info: Bust length portrait of a man
Portrait of Victor Hugo framed by wreath, about 1870-1885. Creator: UnknownPortrait of Victor Hugo framed by wreath, about 1870-1885. Additional Info: A wreath over a drawing or lithograph portrait of Victor Hugo
Portrait of David Livingstone, about 1860-1873. Creator: UnknownPortrait of David Livingstone, about 1860-1873. Additional Info: Bust portrait of an old man in a coat
SF Edge, (c1900-c1920?). Australian-born Selwyn Francis Edge was one of the pioneers of motor racing in the early years of the 20th century
Ayrton Senna, in his first season with McLaren, 1988. Starting racing in karting as a boy, Senna graduated to Formula 1 in 1984
Graham Hill, 1960s. Hill was one of the first Formula 1 drivers to become a television personality as well as a racing star
SF Edge driving a Napier, Brooklands, Surrey, 1907. The Brooklands circuit opened in 1907 so this picture must date from one of the earliest races at the track
Malcolm Campbell with 1920 Sunbeam, (c1920?). Campbell watches as a mechanic works on the Sunbeam. Campbell was the holder of both land and water speed records from 1927 onwards
Charles Rolls, c1905. Rolls set up business selling French and Belgian cars before going into partnership with Henry Royce, forming the motor car and engine manufacturing company Rolls-Royce in 1904
Graham Hill, Denny Hulme and Brian Redman, Spanish Grand Prix, 1968. Hill won the race, Hulme finished second and Redman finished third
Jackie Stewart, early 1970s. Scottish motor racing driver Jackie Stewart began his Formula 1 career in 1965, winning the Italian Grand Prix in his debut season
Henry and Edsel Ford with a Ford V8 engine, (c1940s?)
Jackie Stewart, 1966. Scottish motor racing driver Jackie Stewart began his Formula 1 career in 1965, winning the Italian Grand Prix in his debut season
Ayrton Senna, 1987. Starting racing in karting as a boy, Senna graduated to Formula 1 in 1984
Graham Hill and Jim Clark on Dodgem cars at Butlins, Bognor Regis, 1960s. Mrs Campbell-Jones is on the Dodgem with Hill and Mrs Gregor Grant is in the one driven by Clark
Donald Campbell and Leo Villa, Coniston, Cumbria 1956Donald Campbell and his engineer Leo Villa with the Bluebird K7, Coniston, Cumbria 1956. Campbell had just set a record at 225.63 miles per hour
James Hunt in Hesketh March 731, c1973-c1974
Charles Rolls on the way to winning the Isle of Man TT race in a 20 hp Rolls-Royce, 1906
Giuseppe Farina and Alfa Romeo 159, French Grand Prix, Rheims, 1951
Ken Tyrrell and Jackie Stewart, (c1960s?). Tyrrell was a front-runner in F3 throughout the 1950s. In 1960 the Tyrrell Racing Organisation was established to run the factory Coopers in Formula Junior
Marne Grand Prix, Rheims, France, 1952. Louis Rosier, in the Ferrari, leads Jean Behra, in a Gordini as they pass a grandstand
Gottlieb Daimler, (c1890s?)
Henry Ford visiting Dagenham, Essex, c1930. Ford (left) arriving to inspect the site of his company's new car factory
Sir Algernon Lee Guinness at the wheel of a Sunbeam, (c1910-c1920?). Algernon Lee Guinness was a well-known racing driver who won the 1922 Isle of Man TT car race
Denny Hulme and Emerson Fittipaldi, 1974. Hulme, (in the McLaren M23), and Fittipaldi in their Texaco-Marlboro Mclaren racing overalls
Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel of a V16 BRM, (1960s?). The picture was taken at a lunch for former Grand Prix drivers hosted by Raymond Mays, Founder of BRM, at Eastgate House, Bourne, Lincolnshire
SF Edge in a Spyker car, 1922. Edge drove this car to set a 24 hour average speed record of 74.5 mph (120 kmh) at Brooklands in 1922
CS Rolls. Rolls set up business selling French and Belgian cars before going into partnership with Henry Royce, forming the motor car and engine manufacturing company Rolls-Royce in 1904
John Boyd Dunlop with bicycle, July 1918. Dunlop invented the pneumatic rubber tyre
Gottlieb Daimler, 1899. One of the last pictures of Daimler, taken a few months before his death
Leo Villa with the 1964 Bluebird, (c1964?). The famous Bluebird car driven by Donald Campbell when he claimed the land speed record on 17th July 1964 at Lake Eyre, Australia
Jose Froilan Gonzalez, (c1950-c1955?)
Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon, 1967. Scottish motor racing driver Jackie Stewart began his Formula 1 career in 1965, winning the Italian Grand Prix in his debut season
Albert de Dion on a steam tricycle, 1888
Wilhelm Maybach in a Mercedes, 1903. Creator: UnknownWilhelm Maybach in a Mercedes, 1903. In 1869, Maybach joined Gottlieb Daimler as a draughtsman and went on to become his partner in 1882
Giuseppe Farina at Monza, Italy, 1962
CS Rolls in his 4hp Peugeot Voiturette, c1900. This was the first of these cars to arrive in England
Alfred Neubauer with Juan Manuel Fangio and his wife, c1954-c1955. Neubauer is congratulating Fangio on successful practice in Rheims, France
Sir Henry Royce, (c1920s?)Sir Henry Royce, English engineer, (c1920s?)
AJ Foyt in Lotus-Ford, Indianapolis 500, Indiana, USA, 1965. AJ Foyt competed a remarkable 35 times in the Indianapolis 500 between 1958 and 1992
Dan Gurney, 1960s. The son of an opera singer, Gurney first came to prominence in motor racing when he joined the works Ferrari team in 1959
Sir Alec Issigonis, (c1970?). Portrait of the Father of the Mini'. Issigonis was the designer of the Austin 1100, the Morris Minor and the Mini cars
1949 Rover Special and 1951 Alta, Silverstone, 20th July 19681949 Rover Special and 1951 Alta, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 20th July 1968
Mike Hawthorn during the International Trophy at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1955Mike Hawthorn in a Vanwall racing car during the International Trophy at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 7th May, 1955
Donald Campbell with a Sunbeam 350 and Leo Villa with Bluebird, c1964
Gottlieb Daimler in a Canstatt Daimler, 1896Gottlieb Daimler in a Canstatt Daimler at the Lord Mayor's Show, 1896
Juan Manuel Fangio, c1950. Fangio examining some of his motor racing trophies
Mike Hawthorn, racing driver, mid-1950s. Hawthorn was England's first World Champion driver. He was killed on a bypass when his Jaguar 3.4 crashed in 1959
Eric Clapton in a 1955 Connaught, (c1970s?). Tony Brooks was invited to drive such a car at the 1955 Siracusa Grand Prix, Sicily
Drivers of the Jaguar which won the Le Mans 24 Hours, France, 1988. From left to right; Johnny Dumfries, Jan Lammers, Andy Wallace
Wilhelm Maybach, German inventor and motor car designer, 1900. Creator: UnknownWilhelm Maybach, German inventor and motor car designer, 1900. In 1869, Maybach joined Gottlieb Daimler as a draughtsman and went on to become his partner in 1882
Gottlieb Daimler in an 1891 Canstatt Daimler, 1891
Graham Hill in cockpit of Lola T90, Indianapolis, 1966. Hill won the 1966 Indianapolis 500, his first attept at the race
Battista Pininfarina, (c1955-c1960?). Pinin Farina founded Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930. This company was designed to build special car bodies for a number of select customers
The wreckage of Goldie Gardner's MG J4, Tourist Trophy, Ards-Belfast, 1932. Gardner stands beside his car which crashed on only the third lap of the race
Cesare Fiorio and Mauro Baldi, 1984. Fiorio, Lancia Martini team manager, and Baldi, driver for the team
Graham Hill, early 1970s. Hill was one of the first Formula 1 drivers to become a television personality as well as a racing star
Malcolm Campbell with the 1933 Bluebird, 1933. He set a world land speed record of 272.46 mph at Daytona, Florida in 1933
Graham Hill, Monaco Grand Prix, 1964. Hill drives his BRM past the harbour, on his way to victory, one of his 5 Grand Prix wins at the circuit
Juan Manuel Fangio, (1950s?)
Malcolm Campbell, (1930s?). Campbell was the holder of both land and water speed records from 1927 onwards
John Surtees. John Surtees came to car racing in 1959 after a highly successful motorcycle racing career
Auburn 8 Convertible Coupe, 1934. In a scene from the Columbia Motion Picture White Lies (1934), Robert Allen sits in the car while Fay Wray and Irene Hervey stand beside it talking
George Eyston in a 1927 Bugatti Type 35B, (1927?)
Poster advertising Castrol motor oil
Start of the Le Mans 24 Hours, France, 1959. Roy Salvadori prepares to climb aboard his Aston Martin DBR1 (no 5), while Stirling Moss leaps into his (no 4)
Graham Hill, 1968Racing driver Graham Hill, 1968. Hill was one of the first Formula 1 drivers to become a television personality as well as a racing star
Giulio Foresti's crash at Pendine Sands, Wales, 1927. The near fatal attempt of Giulio Foresti on the world land speed record with the Djelmo SPL in 1927
Jim Clark driving the Lotus 49 at the British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 1967
Giuseppe Farina, (early 1950s?)
Giuseppe Farina and Mike Hawthorn, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, 1953