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Background imageDriven Collection: Alfa Romeo Tipo 158

Alfa Romeo Tipo 158
One of the most successful racing cars ever produced, taking 47 wins from 54 races entered. Driven by great drivers Nino Farina, Juan- Manuel Fangio & Luigi Fagioli

Background imageDriven Collection: LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1

LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1
The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

Background imageDriven Collection: Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, London

Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, London
Barbershop in Central London - Mayfair. G F Trumper & Sons. An elaborate belt-driven machinery above the mirror drives a head massaging brush. Established 1875

Background imageDriven Collection: Adam & Eve Driven Out

Adam & Eve Driven Out
Closing Time in Eden : the sinful couple have to leave Paradise, driven out by an angel with a red-hot sword

Background imageDriven Collection: England / Watchet

England / Watchet
Cattle being driven through the ancient town of Watchet Somerset, an interesting old seaport

Background imageDriven Collection: The Horse Cartoon, 1931

The Horse Cartoon, 1931
Cartoon, by H.M. Bateman, showing a large chauffeur driven car crashing into the rear of a horse-drawn hansom cab or cart

Background imageDriven Collection: Macmillan Bicycle

Macmillan Bicycle
Macmillans lever-driven bicycle is the first to be fitted with a drive mechanism of any kind

Background imageDriven Collection: Leonardo Machine

Leonardo Machine
LEONARDO DA VINCI Sketch of a flying machine, driven by a standing man using his arms to flap the wings

Background imageDriven Collection: Atomic Motorbike

Atomic Motorbike
Motor Cycle Driven by Atomic Power

Background imageDriven Collection: The ballerina Emilie Bigottini 1784-1858

The ballerina Emilie Bigottini 1784-1858 dancing in the opera Nina, o sia la pazza per amore (Nina or the girl driven mad by love) by Giovanni Paisiello at the Opera Theatre, Paris, 1816

Background imageDriven Collection: Walter Rothschild driving his team of zebras at Tring Park

Walter Rothschild driving his team of zebras at Tring Park
Carriage drawn by a zebra driven by Lord Lionel Walter Rothschild, founder of the Natural History Museum at Tring (where this photograph was taken), now part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDriven Collection: Provincial Airways Poster

Provincial Airways Poster
Poster, Travel by Provincial Airways, with door to door service. Showing a biplane above a chauffeur-driven car. 20th century

Background imageDriven Collection: Breeches-Buoy used to save the crew of Esras, East Runton

Breeches-Buoy used to save the crew of Esras, East Runton
Illustration showing a Breeches-Buoy in use, to save the crew of the Norwegian ship Esras, East Runton, Norfolk, 1901. Esras had run aground on the Hasboro sands

Background imageDriven Collection: Macmillans Bicycle

Macmillans Bicycle
Kirkpatrick Macmillan and his early Dandy Horse bicycle

Background imageDriven Collection: Great Western Railway, Diesel Streamlined Rail Car (colour litho)

Great Western Railway, Diesel Streamlined Rail Car (colour litho)
5991546 Great Western Railway, Diesel Streamlined Rail Car (colour litho) by Micklewright, G.P. (1893-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Western Railway, Diesel Streamlined Rail Car)

Background imageDriven Collection: Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London

Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London
Steam-driven fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1894. The driver standing on the appliance is D Gibbons. Third from right is G Walton

Background imageDriven Collection: Russian Refugee Camp at Mudros, Greece

Russian Refugee Camp at Mudros, Greece (Island of Lemnos), housing Russians driven out by the Bolsheviks following the 1917 revolution

Background imageDriven Collection: Hillman Minx car advertisement

Hillman Minx car advertisement
Colour advert for the Hillman Minx Saloon showing a woman getting ready to join her friend who has driven round to meet her. On the window sill where she is sitting is a brochure for the car

Background imageDriven Collection: Anti-Communist Card

Anti-Communist Card
DEIN LOS UNTER DEM SOVIET SYSTERN - your fate under the Soviet system - you and your family will be driven from your burning home to Siberia

Background imageDriven Collection: Advert for R. Waygood & Co. lift makers 1898 Advert for R. Waygood & Co

Advert for R. Waygood & Co. lift makers 1898 Advert for R. Waygood & Co
Advertisement for R Waygood and Co. Lift Makers (by appointment to H M the Queen) specialising in Electric, hydraulic and Belt Driven lifts for all buildings. Date: 1898

Background imageDriven Collection: Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London

Steam engine with crew, Southgate, North London
Steam-driven fire engine with crew -- SDFB, Southgate District Council fire service. The date on the vehicle is 1894. The driver standing on the appliance is D Gibbons. Third from right is G Walton

Background imageDriven Collection: LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark
An early electric wheeled escape ladder vehicle, Cedes battery-driven pump/50ft escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard at Southwark Headquarters

Background imageDriven Collection: LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB battery-electric pump-escape at Southwark HQ
An early electric wheeled ladder escape vehicle, a Cedes battery-driven pump/50 foot escape, based at Bow fire station, seen here in the drill yard of Southwark Headquarters

Background imageDriven Collection: Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road

Victorian Cyclists and Motorists on a Snowy Road
Illustration showing the scene on a British road in the winter, circa 1899. In the foreground cyclists, two on a tandem, can be seen

Background imageDriven Collection: Blenheims and Messerschmitts by G. H. Davis

Blenheims and Messerschmitts by G. H. Davis
The fight between Bristol Blenheims and Messerschmitt 110 destroyer planes over the North Sea during the Second World War

Background imageDriven Collection: LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump

LCC-LFB Dennis petrol pump
Supplied by Dennis of Guildford, Surrey, the latest in the range of petrol driven pumps supplied to the London Fire Brigade

Background imageDriven Collection: The First Motor-Car in England, c. 1894

The First Motor-Car in England, c. 1894
Illustration showing Harry Hewetson driving his 3hp Benz motorcar, reputedly the first driven in England, with a boy waving a (tiny) red flag in front of him, c.1894

Background imageDriven Collection: Gents Private Carriage

Gents Private Carriage
The comfort of being driven like a gentleman

Background imageDriven Collection: Advertisement for Rolls Royce cars

Advertisement for Rolls Royce cars the best car in the world. Photograph of a Rolls Royce being driven by a chauffeur through a pretty rural scene

Background imageDriven Collection: Drivers view at Brooklands

Drivers view at Brooklands
An impression of rounding a banked curve at Brooklands at a speed of 110 miles per hour, from the mechanics seat of a 59.6h.p. Benz, driven by Mr. L. G. Hornsted

Background imageDriven Collection: Farming in Argentina

Farming in Argentina
A cowboy farmer in Argentina, South America. The cattle are driven from the ranch down to the beach over rolling green pastures

Background imageDriven Collection: Alphonse Penaud's ornithopter

Alphonse Penaud's ornithopter
5616602 Alphonse Penaud's ornithopter; (add.info.: Alphonse Penaud's ornithopter, driven by twisted rubber bands. Alphonse Penaud (1850-1880) a French aviation designer and engineer

Background imageDriven Collection: The First Wounded. Wounded men from the British Expeditionary Force being driven into the gateway

The First Wounded. Wounded men from the British Expeditionary Force being driven into the gateway of Charing Cross
2915228 The First Wounded. Wounded men from the British Expeditionary Force being driven into the gateway of Charing Cross Hospital, 1914

Background imageDriven Collection: Liberty Suspended Lord Castlereagh and Lord Eldon stand at the foot of the scaffold on which

Liberty Suspended Lord Castlereagh and Lord Eldon stand at the foot of the scaffold on which the liberty of the British
527914 Liberty Suspended Lord Castlereagh and Lord Eldon stand at the foot of the scaffold on which the liberty of the British Press is being suspended

Background imageDriven Collection: Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts

Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts. Based on mid-19th century work of Swiss
533822 Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts. Based on mid-19th century work of Swiss archaeologist Ferdinand Keller

Background imageDriven Collection: Alphonse Penaud's airplane

Alphonse Penaud's airplane
5616601 Alphonse Penaud's airplane; (add.info.: Alphonse Penaud's airplane, driven by twisted rubber bands. Alphonse Penaud (1850-1880) a French aviation designer and engineer

Background imageDriven Collection: Alphonse Penaud's helicopter

Alphonse Penaud's helicopter
5616600 Alphonse Penaud's helicopter; (add.info.: Alphonse Penaud's helicopter, driven by twisted rubber bands. Alphonse Penaud (1850-1880) a French aviation designer and engineer

Background imageDriven Collection: An 1899 Decauville Voiturelle motorcar driven by a woman, 1899

An 1899 Decauville Voiturelle motorcar driven by a woman, 1899
3480643 An 1899 Decauville Voiturelle motorcar driven by a woman, 1899; (add.info.: An 1899 Decauville Voiturelle motorcar driven by a woman.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageDriven Collection: Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle, an American design. Wood engraving c1880

Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle, an American design. Wood engraving c1880
530689 Pickering's crank-pedal driven bicycle, an American design. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageDriven Collection: Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1840

Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1840
538576 Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1840; (add.info.: Weaving shed fitted rows with power looms driven by belt and shafting)

Background imageDriven Collection: Kaiser Wilhelm II - travelling by car

Kaiser Wilhelm II - travelling by car
German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II - travelling by car (a very early Mercedes Simplex Phaeton). Date: 1906

Background imageDriven Collection: Adam and Eve are Driven out of Paradise, published 1886

Adam and Eve are Driven out of Paradise, published 1886
Adam and Eve are Driven out of Paradise (Genesis 3, 21-24). Chromolithograph, published in 1886

Background imageDriven Collection: The Bentley Car, being driven by enthusiasts in the Berkshire area on Britain during an

The Bentley Car, being driven by enthusiasts in the Berkshire area on Britain during an October 1970 Bentley celebration day. This is a MK 6 Bentley Special

Background imageDriven Collection: Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB

Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB at the 1964 Paris Air Show, shown with the two 3, 300 lbf Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojet engines originally fitted

Background imageDriven Collection: A. von wedells kaiserrad bike

A. von wedells kaiserrad bike of 1889, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888

Background imageDriven Collection: Agatha Christies abandoned motorcar, Surrey, 1926

Agatha Christies abandoned motorcar, Surrey, 1926
Photograph showing the abandoned motorcar at the edge of a Surrey chalk pit, near Newlands Corner, which Agatha Christie had driven before disappearing on 3rd December 1926

Background imageDriven Collection: Baden-Baden, Anton Flettner's rotor-driven steamship

Baden-Baden, Anton Flettner's rotor-driven steamship



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"Driven by Innovation: From Alfa Romeo Tipo 158 to Williams-Renault FW18 F1 Car" Step into the world of relentless determination and groundbreaking achievements with a journey through some of history's most iconic symbols of being "driven. " Starting with the legendary Alfa Romeo Tipo 158, witness the raw power and elegance that defined an era in motorsport. As we move forward, our next stop takes us to LCC-MFB, HQ station in Southwark SE1. Here, amidst the bustling city streets, lies Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, London. A place where ambition meets style; it embodies the essence of being driven towards excellence. Leaving behind urban landscapes, let's venture towards England's picturesque Watchet. Feel the wind on your face as you board the Pan American Airlines Flying Clipper, Lockheed Constellation - a symbol of aviation innovation that propelled humanity to new heights. But being driven isn't limited to machines alone; sometimes it can be found in unexpected places like "The Horse Cartoon" from 1931. This whimsical creation reminds us that even animated characters possess an unwavering spirit that pushes them beyond their limits. Delving deeper into history brings us to Adam & Eve Driven Out – a timeless tale depicting resilience against adversity. It serves as a reminder that even when faced with challenges, we have within ourselves an unyielding drive for survival and growth. From ancient times to modern marvels, witness how human ingenuity has evolved over centuries. The Macmillan Bicycle showcases our desire for personal mobility while Leonardo da Vinci's Machine represents his visionary mind always pushing boundaries. Fast forward to contemporary times where innovation meets adrenaline-fueled passion on wheels – behold the Atomic Motorbike. With its futuristic design and cutting-edge technology, it epitomizes what it means to be driven by progress. And who could forget Walter Rothschild driving his team of zebras at Tring Park.