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Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

Rolls-Royce 10 hp, two cylinder motor car

1905
Toy car used in experiments on the gender behaviour of children

Toy car used in experiments on the gender behaviour of children

1990-2000
Lotus Elan Car Chassis

Lotus Elan Car Chassis

1966
Three-wheeled motor car

Three-wheeled motor car

1888
Bentley Mark VI car, 1950

Bentley Mark VI car, 1950

1950
First Generation Prius Hybrid Petrol-Electric Car

First Generation Prius Hybrid Petrol-Electric Car

1997
Ford Comuta Electric Car

Ford Comuta Electric Car

1967
Nemesis Electric Supercar, made by Ecotricity, 2008-2010

Nemesis Electric Supercar, made by Ecotricity, 2008-2010

2008-2010
Irish Jaunting Car

Irish Jaunting Car

1901-1907
Elswick Envoy Road Car

Elswick Envoy Road Car

1986
Mini Clubman Car driven by Ed Freeman

Mini Clubman Car driven by Ed Freeman

1978-1979
2 cylinder motor car with hot tube ignition

2 cylinder motor car with hot tube ignition

1897-1899
"Red Label" 3 Litre Bentley short-chassis Speed model touring car, 1924

"Red Label" 3 Litre Bentley short-chassis Speed model touring car, 1924

1924
Shell of a Riversimple Hydrogen Powered Car

Shell of a Riversimple Hydrogen Powered Car

2010
Nissan Leaf RobotCar autonomous vehicle

Nissan Leaf RobotCar autonomous vehicle

2012
Vauxhall car fitted with mobility aids, United Kingdom, 1990-2005

Vauxhall car fitted with mobility aids, United Kingdom, 1990-2005

1990-2005
Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car

Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car

circa 2016
iUnit Concept Car

iUnit Concept Car

2005
Mine car

Mine car

40 - 50 H.P. Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost motor car

40 - 50 H.P. Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost motor car

1909
Lotus Excel sports car, unit no. 260F

Lotus Excel sports car, unit no. 260F

1982-92
Sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car, by British Motor Corporation, Cowley, Oxfordshire, England, 1959. Launched on 26 August 1959, the Mini was born of the need for fuel economy following the Suez Crisis of 1956. It was designed as the smallest possible, civilised, four-seat car. Powered by a four cylinder, 848cc, 37 bhp engine, the car has a four-speed gearbox operating in the engine sump, driving the front wheels through Rzeppa constant velocity joints.

Sectioned Morris Mini-Minor car

1959
Fascia dash board from 1937 Hillman Minx, 1937-1938

Fascia dash board from 1937 Hillman Minx

1937-1938
Component from the three wheeled motor car, by Benz, Paris, France, 1888

Component from the three wheeled Benz motor car

1888
Knight 0.75 hp motor car. The car, originally constructed as a three-wheeler, was completed and ran in July 1895. It was altered to a four-wheeler in April 1896. It has a one cylinder engine with hot-tube ignition, later converted to electric ignition (by battery, coil and plug). The car is fitted with a direct-acting hand brake. Transmission is by belts.

0.75 hp motor car, 1895

1895
Daimler, Kimberley model, 4.1/2 hp motor car, 1901, made by the Daimler Motor Company of Coventry. Powered by a two-cylinder, water-cooled engine of 1240cc capacity. A single flat belt takes the drive from a pulley on the engine crankshaft to a countershaft which is provided with three spur gears of different diameters, any one of which may be put into mesh with its fellow on the live rear axle.

Kimberley 4.5 hp motor car, 1901, made by Daimler Motor Co.

1901