Motorcars

1950s

Female drivers join 'pilot' service, 1950

A Car Pilot Service to help nervous drivers is introduced

The world's first gas turbine car, 1950

Rover's Birmingham team tested the world's first gas turbine-powered car at Silverstone

Take care of your car, 1950

Newsreel has some sage advice for motorists

Hard on the springs, 1951

British vehicles are put through their paces on Newsreel

Second Enquiry - Britain's roads, 1958

"It's really no joke - this business of traffic jams"

Ford Popular, 1959

The Ford Popular got a makeover. At £494 it was claimed to be "Britain's cheapest family car"

1960s

Self-service garage, 1966

"I'd like to lubricate my car, please." Who needs a mechanic when you can go to a self-service garage?

New electric cars, 1966

They've been around longer than you might think... check out the Peel Trident and the Scottish Aviation Scamp

Car bleep, 1967

"Just another gadget to help a man cope with a machine"

Windowed city car, 1968

The newest, hottest city car hits the streets. Literally the hottest, as it appears to be a greenhouse on wheels

1970s

The cost of running a car, 1970

Just how much does a car actually cost? Nationwide did some sums

Driverless car, 1971

A look at what motoring might be like by the end of the 20th Century

Motorway crash barriers, 1970

In the new age of the motorway, Nationwide looks at efforts to prevents cars crossing the central reservation

Moor Row - Datsun City, 1972

Midweek examined why the vehicle of choice for nearly everybody from Moor Row in Cumbria was a Datsun

Electronic 'shame signs', 1974

Could warning signs for motorists make them curb their speed? A trial was held in Liverpool to find out...

Coal-powered car, 1975

"There's a small furnace in there - in fact, it's quite warm..."

Morgan motor cars, 1975

A report from the Malvern headquarters of the sports car manufacturer

Ferrari repair shop, 1977

Sports car owners form a co-op to keep their prized possessions in tip-top condition

1980s

Sat Nav CD, 1986

"You could put all the motorways, roads, towns and village streets of the whole of Britain on just one of these discs"

Customise your Ford Granada, 1987

Put a Porsche to shame with a few stylish additions, all courtesy of Francis at Skeete Auto Design

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