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Vehicle Brand Names Collection

In the bustling heart of London's city center in the 1900s, amidst the vibrant energy of Piccadilly Circus and its iconic Piccadilly Lights, a new era emerged

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Marylebone Station

Marylebone Station
June 1921: The interior of Marylebone station in London which belongs to the Great Central Railway. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Inter-City 125

Inter-City 125
15th May 1978: The Scotsman, the high speed, Inter-City 125 train, gliding out of Londons Kings Cross station, on its way to Edinburgh

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Guinness Time

Guinness Time
1932: Lit up advertisements in Piccadilly Circus, London (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: London City Centre 1900s

London City Centre 1900s
circa 1900: A busy street in the centre of London full of horse-drawn traffic. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Macchi Varese

Macchi Varese
circa 1928: A record breaking plane, the Italian Macchi Varese Type 52 seaplane which won the 1926 Schneider Cup. It has a 12 cylinder A93 engine capable of 512 kilometres per hour

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Truckers

Truckers
21st July 1951: A British Road Services truck pulls out of the Bermondsey depot as it sets out on a night run. Trunker is slang for long-distance lorry driver

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Weekend Trippers

Weekend Trippers
circa 1930: Cars queuing to cross the border into Mexico at Tiajuana. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: AJS Motorcycle

AJS Motorcycle
13th November 1930: An AJS 3.49 horsepower motorcycle at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Davies/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Jaguar XK 120

Jaguar XK 120
16th October 1951: Jaguar XK 120 3.5 litre fixed head coupe exhibited at Earls Court Motor Show, London. (Photo by Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: City Traffic

City Traffic
June 1918: Traffic at the Bank of England. Sign on Royal Exchange (right) reads Let London Lead, Buy Your National War Bonds Now. (Photo by V. M. Palmer/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Piccadilly Lights

Piccadilly Lights
1932: Night time advertising in Piccadilly Circus, London. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Health Shop

Health Shop
circa 1930: A shop selling, Hygienic Rubber Goods has its windows full of advertisements for patent medicines and medical appliances. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Lust In The Dust

Lust In The Dust
1895: A Victorian couple enjoying life on a crowded Yarmouth beach. (Photo by Paul Martin/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Citroen Cars

Citroen Cars
circa 1930: Visitors to the Citroen stand at a motor exhibition. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Traffic Queue

Traffic Queue
1900: An orderly line of horse-drawn buses at a stop in Charing Cross. The open topped vehicles are covered with adverts. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Horse Traffic

Horse Traffic
1900: A street near the Mansion House in London full of horse-drawn omnibuses being controlled by a policeman. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
circa 1925: Two minutes silence at Piccadilly Circus, London on Armistice Day. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Horse Tram

Horse Tram
circa 1890: Changing the horses at a tram stop in Liverpool. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: City Traffic

City Traffic
1897: Traffic on Fleet Street near Ludgate Hill, London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Covent Garden Cart

Covent Garden Cart
circa 1900: A Covent Garden horse-drawn cart piled high with baskets in a street near Blackfriars, London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Margate Trippers

Margate Trippers
circa 1900: Crowded beach and promenade at Margate. Bathing machines are drawn up on the sands. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus
1899: A statue of Eros on the Shaftesbury memorial fountain in Londons Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: City Policeman

City Policeman
1896: Policeman on duty near Bank station, London. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Ad Infinitum

Ad Infinitum
1939: A wall of posters in Camberwell, London advertising various products such as Nestles Milk, Oxo, Camp Coffee and Marmite. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Bus Strike

Bus Strike
August 1918: Buses parked at Shepherds Bush, Lonndon, terminus during a bus strike. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: London Tram

London Tram
1909: A horse-drawn London tram. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Lyons Vans

Lyons Vans
1st September 1919: Horse drawn Lyons bread delivery vans parked at Cadby Hall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Lyons Vans

Lyons Vans
1st September 1919: Lyons bread delivery vans parked at Cadby Hall. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: One-Way Street

One-Way Street
circa 1926: A street at Drake Circus, Plymouth, where traffic has been converted to a one-way system. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Meat Vans

Meat Vans
28th May 1912: Crowds demonstrating as meat vans leave Connaught Docks for Smithfield meat market, London, during the 1912 transport workers strike. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Bristol Scout Biplane

Bristol Scout Biplane
19th March 1914: A Bristol Scout biplane at the Olympia aircraft show in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Trams

Trams
June 1922: LCC trams of classes B, A and E/1, K type buses and subsidy lorries causing a small traffic jam at the Elephant and Castle

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Ludgate Circus

Ludgate Circus
12th March 1918: Ludgate Circus in the City of London with a shadowy St Pauls in the background. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: City Traffic

City Traffic
June 1918: Traffic at the Bank of England. Sign on Royal Exchange (right) reads Let London Lead, Buy Your National War Bonds Now. (Photo by V. M. Palmer/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Packing Factory

Packing Factory
February 1930: Women sorting asparagus at a Del Monte packing plant. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Lancia Lambda

Lancia Lambda
31st October 1927: An example of Lancia cars at the 1927 Motor Show. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Railway Porter

Railway Porter
26th October 1907: A railway porter stands with a trolley on a platform luggage weighing scale at Marleybone station, London

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping
1st December 1905: A crowd of women doing some Christmas window shopping. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Parading Sea Scouts

Parading Sea Scouts
9th November 1912: Sea Scouts in a boat on wheels at the Lord Mayors Show. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Crowd For Trams

Crowd For Trams
1919: People crowd to get on buses and trams in London on a Bank Holiday. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Horse Tram

Horse Tram
circa 1909: A Hampstead to Euston horse tram. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Liverpool Street

Liverpool Street
June 1921: Liverpool Street Station in London which is run by Great Eastern Railway and connects passengers with the South East. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Dornier Flying Boat

Dornier Flying Boat
circa 1930: The Do R4 Dornier Flying Boat invented by German pioneer Claude Dornier (1884 - 1969). (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: DKW Motorcycle

DKW Motorcycle
2nd November 1927: A DKW E250 motorcycle, on the German stand Zichopauer Motorenwerke JS Ramsmussen, at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia in London. (Photo by H. F)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Coventry Eagle

Coventry Eagle
3rd November 1927: The power unit for a Coventry Eagle motorbike, on display at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Davis Snr/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Exhibition Hall

Exhibition Hall
12th November 1910: The exhibition hall, empty of visitors, following a day at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Delivery Van

Delivery Van
July 1927: A Thornycroft motor van belonging to the London and North Eastern Railway Express Parcels Service. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Background imageVehicle Brand Names Collection: Napier Cub

Napier Cub
November 1922: A 1000 hp Napier Cub Aero stands beside a baby Avro at Hamble, Hampshire. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)



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In the bustling heart of London's city center in the 1900s, amidst the vibrant energy of Piccadilly Circus and its iconic Piccadilly Lights, a new era emerged. As commuters hurriedly made their way to Marylebone Station or embarked on weekend trips as Weekend Trippers, they were greeted by an array of captivating vehicles that defined an era. One such vehicle was the Inter-City 125, a symbol of speed and efficiency that effortlessly whisked passengers away to their destinations. Its sleek design mirrored the fast-paced nature of city traffic, navigating through crowded streets like a Jaguar XK 120 prowling its territory. As Truckers maneuvered their mighty machines through narrow lanes and busy intersections, they became part of this automotive tapestry. The Macchi Varese stood out among them all with its distinctive Italian charm and undeniable presence. Amidst this urban landscape, even health shops couldn't escape the allure of these vehicle brand names. Guinness Time took on a whole new meaning as patrons stepped into these establishments only to be greeted by advertisements featuring these remarkable automobiles. Whether it was admiring the timeless elegance of a Jaguar XK 120 or witnessing City Traffic come alive with diverse vehicles from various manufacturers, one thing remained constant – each brand name carried with it a unique story waiting to be discovered. So next time you find yourself strolling through London's historical streets or catching glimpses of Piccadilly Circus' vibrant atmosphere, take a moment to appreciate how these they have become woven into our everyday lives – symbols that transcend mere transportation and embody our collective fascination with innovation and style.