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Ford Model T car

Ford Model T car

1912
YAK Yoeman Utility Vehicle

YAK Yoeman Utility Vehicle

1979
Sectioned Lexus LS400 Motor Car

Sectioned Lexus LS400 Motor Car

1989
Reva Electric Car

Reva Electric Car

2001-2007
Volkswagen Golf Mark 1 motor car

Volkswagen Golf Mark 1 motor car

1975
Belsize two-seater motor car

Belsize two-seater motor car

circa 1912
Imperial motor car

Imperial motor car

1904
Regis 6 Motor Car by Crossley Motors

Regis 6 Motor Car by Crossley Motors

1935
Ford Model T car

Ford Model T car

1912
40-hp open-drive limousine by Crossley Motors

40-hp open-drive limousine by Crossley Motors

1909
Bluebird motor car

Bluebird motor car

1973
Regis 6 Motor Car by Crossley Motors

Regis 6 Motor Car by Crossley Motors

1935
Crossley Shelsley Motor Car

Crossley Shelsley Motor Car

1929
Reva Electric Car

Reva Electric Car

2001-2007
Crossley Shelsley Motor Car

Crossley Shelsley Motor Car

1929
Hino Contessa 1300 Sedan, by Hino Motors Ltd., Japan, 1965

Hino Contessa 1300 Sedan, 1965

1965
SAAB type 93,3-cylinder, 2-stroke motor car, 748cc engine capacity, light green colour, Registration No PSK 767B. Manufactured in 1956.

SAAB type 93

1956
Citroen 2-CV Motor car, 1952, 375cc, first registered in France as Reg. No. 537BV43; English Reg. No.RSU 742.

Citroen 2-CV Motor car

1952
Fiat 600 motor car, 1956.

Fiat 600 motor car, 1956.

1956
Kriéger Electric Brougham made in 1904 by Compagnie Parisienne des Voitures Électriques (Precédé Kriéger ), serial number 381, at Courbevoie, Seine, France. This vehicle illustrates the form of electric brougham which had some populartiy as a town carriage during the first few years of the 20th century. The Krieger was propelled by two compound-wound, four pole Postel-Vinay electric motors, each driving a front wheel independently through a simple pinion and fixed helical gear-wheel. The motors are supplied by twenty 193 ampere-hour calls, giving the car a range of about 50 miles on a full charge. The drum-type controller gives seven forward speeds without the use of resistances, and also provides coasting, regenerative, reverse and emergency braking positions. The all-up weight of this vehicle is about 2 tons and the maximum speed is 18-20 mph. Registration plate LC 19.

Electric Brougham

1904
This second-generation Ford Festiva was built in the US (where it was called the Aspire) in 1995 by the Ford Motor Company before being modified by Walbro Engine Management (also from the US) and Orbital Engine Company in Australia in 1996. This modified version was called the ‘Orbital ECOsport’. The Ford Festiva /Aspire is a front-engine, front-wheel drive subcompact car, a type of car characterised by its compact frame and body design. The car was primarily sold in the US, Japan and Australia between 1986 and 2002. The car has a dark red/maroon paintjob, has two passenger doors, and has both its front and back license plates removed. The car's original 1.3 litre 4-stroke engine was replaced by an experimental orbital 2-stroke engine and was fitted or accompanied with a variety of instruments to measure the car's performance. The instruments include a laptop which would be used to adjust the engine in various ways (this laptop is currently non-functioning), and a passenger-side speedometer. In the back of the car is a frame with a fuel and oil tank installed (both are needed for 2-stroke engines to work). However, the cooling system has been removed at some point before the car was acquired by the SMG, and the car cannot work without this.

Second generation Ford Festiva / Aspire with Orbital two-stroke experimental engine

1995
Constantinesco car chassis and parts. George Constantinescu was born in Romania in 188. His studies into soundwaves later enabled the production of sonic drills and some weapons. He invented a synchronous gear that enabled a machine gun to be used through an aeroplane propeller and then turned his attention to engines and transmission systems, developing a torque converter that eliminated the need for gear changing. The Canstantinesco car first appeared at the Paris Salon in October 1926 and went into production in 1927. However the car was unsuccessful, the public wanting 100mph not 100mpg, and the Contantinesco’s converter was not efficient in a large engine.

'Constantinesco' motor car chassis and parts

1926
Trabant P601 Two Door Saloon, 1986. Reg. No. D799 NCV. Chassis No.36084342. The Trabant was first introduced in 1959, in what was then East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and continued to be produced until 1991. They have become typified as the symbol of Eastern European motoring before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, partly because of the legendry long wait for a new one (up to 15yrs), partly because they lasted so long, but also because so many were seen to come out of East German in 1989. This example has a two-stroke 594cc engine and was produced in 1986 and exported from East Germany to Cornwall in 1992.

Trabant P601 motor car

1986
SAAB type 93,3-cylinder, 2-stroke motor car, 748cc engine capacity, light green colour, Registration No PSK 767B. Manufactured in 1956.

SAAB type 93

1956
Citroen 2-CV Motor car, 1952, 375cc, first registered in France as Reg. No. 537BV43; English Reg. No.RSU 742.

Citroen 2-CV Motor car

1952
Fiat 600 motor car, 1956.

Fiat 600 motor car, 1956.

1956
Three keys, for SAAB type 93,3-cylinder, 2-stroke motor car, 748cc engine capacity, light green colour, Registration No PSK 767B. Manufactured in 1956.

Three keys

1956