Part one of a 6-part series “History of the motor car”. Covers the development of the motorcar from the invention of the wheel to 1895 when the first cars produced in commercial quantities appeared on the roads.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506135
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobile industry and trade
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Motor vehicles
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Automobiles - Social aspects
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Automobiles - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Inventions
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)