Motor Maintenance Collection

1901 New Orleans car under repair. Creator: Unknown
1901 New Orleans car under repair

Mrs JW McClintock with her Triumph saloon at the B&HMC Brighton Motor Rally, 1930
Triumph Saloon 832 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. JK805. Event Entry No: 6. Driver: McClintock, Mrs. J.W. B&HMC Brighton Motor Rally. Date: 28.6-1.7.30

Kitty Brunell working on her Singer Junior, Monte Carlo Rally, 1928. Artist: Bill Brunell
Singer Junior 848 cc. Reg. No. WK3931. Entry No: 49. Monte Carlo Rally. Date: Jan 1928. Brunell, W.J

AES Curtis looking under the bonnet of his HRG at the RAC Rally, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
HRG 1100 1074 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. HPF134. Event Entry No: 42. Driver: Curtis, A.E.S. Finished: 2nd. out of 39. Place: R.A.C. Rally. Date: 25-29.4.39

Raymond Mays Vauxhall-Villiers at a sand racing event, c1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Vauxhall Villiers. Place: Sand races. Date: Mays, R

Working on the engine of Raymond Mays Vauxhall-Villiers, c1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Vauxhall Villiers. Place:

Working on Raymond Mays Vauxhall-Villiers, c1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Vauxhall Villiers Vehicle Reg. No. TL1113. Place: Date: Mays, R

Engine of Raymond Mays Vauxhall-Villiers with the bonnet removed, c1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Vauxhall Villiers Vehicle Reg. No. TL1113. Place:

Road testing Raymond Mays Vauxhall-Villiers, c1930s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Vauxhall Villiers Vehicle Reg. No. TL1113. Place: Road test

Douglas racing car of SL Bailey at the JCC 200 Mile Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1921
Douglas 1224 cc. Driver: Bailey, S.L. Brooklands. J.C.C. 200-mile Race. Date: 22.10.21

Leon Cushman working on his Bugatti Brescia at the JCC 200 Mile Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1922
Bugatti Brescia 1496 cc. No: 16. Driver: Cushman, L. With cowled radiator. Background: Enfield-Allday 1496 cc. No: 12. Driver: Barnato, W. Retired with seized engine after 10 laps Brooklands. J.C.C

Boy Blue 2, Wolseley Hornet saloon of DEM Douglas-Morris, B&HMC Brighton Motor Rally, 1930
Wolseley Hornet saloon 1930 1271 cc. Reg. No. RB1598. Entry No: 5. Driver: Douglas-Morris, D.E.M. Car known as Boy Blue 2. Car colour is cream top with blue below waistline

Studebaker of A Hollidge and GAW Laird in the pits at the JCC Double Twelve Race, Brooklands, 1929
Studebaker 5518 cc. Event Entry No: 3. Drivers: Hollidge, A./Laird, G.A.W. Finished: 19th. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. Double-Twelve Race. Date: 10/11.5.29

Lombard of HN and E Scholfield at the JCC Double Twelve Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1929
Lombard 1098 cc. Event Entry No: 84. Drivers: Edwards, H.N./Scholfield, E. Place: Brooklands. J.C.C. Double-Twelve Race. Date: 10/11.5.29

Lea-Francis in the pits, BARC 6-Hour Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1929, Artist: Bill Brunell
Lea-Francis 1496S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. VC440. Event Entry No: 35. Place: Brooklands. BARC 6-hour race.. Date: 29.6.29

Charles Mortimer working on the engine of a MG KN Special, c1930s Artist: Bill Brunell
MG KN Special 1087 cc. Place: Date: Charles Mortimer

Wolseley Hornet at the B&HMC Brighton Motor Rally, 1930. Artist: Bill Brunell
Wolseley Hornet 1271 cc. Place: B&HMC Brighton Motor Rally. Date: 28.6-1.7.30

Three MG C type Midgets in the pits at the RAC TT Race, Ards Circuit, Belfast, 1932
MG C-Type Midget 746S cc. Entry No: 30. Driver: Hamilton, H.C. DNS. Centre: MG C-Type Midget. Entry No: 31. Driver: Paul, C. Retired. Right: MG C-Type Midget. R.A.C. T.T. Race. Date: 20.8.32

MG C type Midget of Hugh Hamilton in the pits at the RAC TT Race, Ards Circuit, Belfast, 1932
MG C-Type Midget 746S cc. Event Entry No: 30. Driver: Hamilton, H.C. DNS. Crashed in practice. Place: R.A.C. T.T. Race. Date: 20.8.32

FA Thatcher working on his 1929 Triumph Super Seven. Artist: Bill Brunell
Triumph Super Seven 1929 832 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. PK6627. Place: Date: Thatcher, F.A

Geoffrey Baker working on a Salmson 1090cc car. Artist: Bill Brunell
Salmson 1090S cc. Place: Date: Geoffrey Baker

Mechanic working on Raymond Mays 2996 cc Vauxhall-Villiers. Artist: Bill Brunell
Vauxhall Villiers 2996 cc. Place:

Mechanics working on Raymond Mays 4500 cc Invicta car. Artist: Bill Brunell
Invicta 4500 cc. Working on R.Mays car. Place:

Star 18 / 50 and Austin 747 cc at the North West London Motor Club Trial, 1 June 1929
Left: Star 18/50 2470 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. DF2942. Event Entry No: 8. Centre: Austin 747 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. OT6871. Place: N.W. London M.C. Trial. Date: 1.6.29

Working on the engine of E Martins Austin Swallow at the North West London Motor Club Trial, 1929
Austin Swallow 2-seater 747 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. YV9824. Event Entry No: 11 Driver: Martin, E. Place: N.W. London M.C. Trial. Date: 1.6.29

Denis Evans working on his Bugatti Type 43 2262cc. Artist: Bill Brunell
Bugatti Type 43 2262S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. YT8241. Driver: Evans, D.G.. Place:

1930 Alfa-Romeo driven by Kenneth Evans. Artist: Bill Brunell
Alfa-Romeo 1930 Vehicle Reg. No. GC5870. Place:

Mk 1 BMC Austin 1800 outside a tyre fitting bay in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1969. The Austin 1800, (or ADO17 to give it its official name)

Ford Zodiac on an assymetric lift, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1972. A Ford Zodiac Executive sits on an assymetric lift manufactured by Laycock engineering of Sheffield

Renault 16 TL automatic on a Laycock brake testing machine, Sheffield, 1972. Artist
Renault 16 TL automatic on a Laycock brake testing machine, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1972. Laycock engineering manufactured a wide range of vehicle testing equipment from their base in Sheffield

Laycock Commercial Brake testing unit with a Commer 10 ton tractor unit Sheffield, 1969
Laycock commercial brake testing unit, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1969. Laycock engineering manufactured a wide range of vehicle testing equipment from their base in Sheffield

Laycock Vacacar vacuum cleaner in use at an Esso garage, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. In addition to their wide range of vehicle lifts and testing equipment from their base in Sheffield

A traditional lubrication bay and mechanic at a garage, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Until recent times, Lubrication bays were a common sight in garages across the UK

A Ford Zodiac on a Laycock asymmetric lift, 1972. Artist: Michael Walters
A Ford Zodiac on a Laycock asymmetric lift, 1972. A Ford Zodiac Executive sits on an asymmetric lift manufactured by Laycock Engineering of Sheffield

Laycock Auto Analyser 600 being used on an early 1970s Rover V8, 1972. Laycock Engineering of Sheffield produced this Auto Analyser in 1972

Express Electrical Services shop front, Plymouth, Devon, 1961. Artist: Michael Walters
Express Electrical Services shop front, Plymouth, Devon, 1961. The Plymouth depot of Express Electrical Services, showing a window display of Lucas products, including starter motors

Scene in the workshops of Globe & Simpson auto electricians, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 1961. An apprentice checking the levels of a Lucas battery

A young apprentice at Globe & Simpson auto electricians workshop, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 1961. An apprentice using a hydrometer to check the sulphuric acid concentration in a Lucas car battery

Scene in Globe & Simpsons auto electrical workshop, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. An Austin Cambridge having its headlights set with a Lucas beamsetter

Auto electrician changing a light bulb on a Morris Minor, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Scene in the workshop of Globe & Simpson in Nottingham

Apprentice at work, Globe & Simpson auto electrical workshop, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Sheffield-based Globe & Simpson ran an auto electrical engineeing

Training apprentices, Globe & Simpson auto electrical workshop, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Two young apprentices are shown how to strip down a starter motor

Shop counter, Globe & Simpson auto electrical engineers, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Based in Sheffield, Globe & Simpson ran an auto electrical engineeing

Globe & Simpson shop window, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Based in Sheffield, Globe & Simpson ran an auto electrical engineeing and fuel feed service on a national level

Auto electricians at work at Globe & Simpson, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. In the background can be seen a Crypton electrical test bench machine

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