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105 minutes

A fascinating DVD packed with British motoring history from the beginning of the 20th Century to modern times. Includes outstanding footage of many great British cars being built, tested, driven on the road and raced on the track. Also includes excellent contemporary footage showing how many of Britain’s longest established companies such as Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Vauxhall, Mini, Land Rover and Morgan are now putting increases resources into promoting their own individual histories. There’s also film of Britain’s best classic car events, a recent London to Brighton Veteran Car Run and a view of some of the great cars at Britain’s leading motoring museums. This is an absolute must for all serious British car enthusiasts and historians.

94 minutes

Explore the history of some of the finest sports cars ever built on the continent of Europe. Enzo Ferrari was so passionate about building sleek race cars and sports cars for the road and track that he created a dynasty which has never been matched. This documentary charts how the company evolved and how it enjoyed phenomenal success, with fans and admirers around the world.

Similarly, Ferdinand Porsche was equally passionate about building sports cars which everyone would appreciate and after the war his son Ferry took his father's ideas much further. He created the Porsche 911, one of the most recognisable and iconic sports cars ever produced, which has lasted for decades. The background to the success of the car is told here and includes much great archive footage

135 minutes

Land Rovers across Britain is an outstanding documentary DVD which was filmed from Cornwall to the Shetland Isles at the beginning of the 21st Century and presents a unique visual celebration of British Land Rover history and activities. It includes: Off-roading (Salisbury Plain, Scottish Highlands and elsewhere); Shows (Stoneleigh, Billing, High Wycombe); Very rare Land Rovers (Centaur, Cuthbertson, Judge Dredd, Perentie, Roadless Traction and others); Archive films; Early marketing; Radically modified Land Rovers; Unusual working Land Rovers; Scottish Land Rover safari; Dunsfold Land Rover Trust Open Day; London to Brighton Land Rover run; Heritage run from Land Rover factory to Gaydon; Extraordinary military Land Rovers at the massive War and Peace Show in Kent; Beautifully restored and original Series 1s; Devoted owners; Rescue and emergency Land Rovers in everyday use and much more

106 minutes

An unmissable production which celebrates Land Rover history, adventure and achievements across the globe. The DVD includes great archive film from the late 1940s, '50s and '60s to outstanding contemporary film of Land Rovers in Britain, Europe, Asia, Australia, America, Africa, Iceland and elsewhere. It includes Land Rovers from all eras from Series 1s to the latest Discoverys and Range Rovers. It also features Land Rovers in international motor sport from ice racing in the Arctic Circle to racing around Germany’s Nurburgring. There's also Land Rovers succeeding in unbelievable 4-wheel drive challenges, including a mountain descent without any tracks and racing across the world's largest desert. This is a thoroughly enjoyable, high-quality and revealing production which will be enjoyed over and over.

61 minutes

After an absence of 15 years, the mighty Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz returned to Grand Prix in 1954 with one of the fastest and most technologically-advanced racing cars ever seen. The stunning film Pioneers of Progress charts the story of the German giant’s glorious return to Formula One, with unique access to the team and manufacturer’s factories. The evocative black and white footage provides a rare chance to see the 2½-litre, 260 horsepower W196 in action on the great racetracks of the era. Mercedes returned to GP racing at the fourth round of the 1954 season, the French Grand Prix at Reims, and immediately dominated. We enjoy thrilling archive footage from that event, and the remaining five races including Silverstone, Monza and the Nurburgring. We see Mercedes stars Juan Manuel Fangio, Karl Kling, Hans Hermann and Herman Lang battling with the Ferraris of Jose Froilan Gonzales and Mike Hawthorn, the Maserati of Stirling Moss and Alberto Ascari in both the Ferrari and Lancia racing machines. Plus, there’s the record-breaking 1954 race from the Avus circuit in Berlin, and a fascinating look at how the Mercedes-Benz 220 was built.

67 minutes

Rarely seen films from around the world during the 1940s. Includes car promotional films from before America during the war to new, high-tech military vehicles being developed exclusively to help the war effort, to new cars being produced in the immediate post-war era, plus the age of austerity in the late 1940s and the resumption of motor racing in the post-war years.

It also features a hugely revealing documentary of Ford operations on every Continent during the post war era showing car production and car factories at the time.

75 minutes (including bonus film)

A revealing selection of rarely seen films from the official archives of Ford of Britain, complete with wonderful period commentary. The films shows the evolution of the Ford Motor Company in Britain from the early years of the 20th Century to the start of World War 2. They include rarely seen film from inside the original Trafford Park factory; a Model A being driven up Ben Nevis; nationwide endurance rallies; the building of the huge Dagenham factory (the biggest car plant in Europe at the time); the launch of the new Ford V8 at the Royal Albert Hall, testing new cars along some of Britain's toughest roads, precision testing of vital components, slow motion analysis of new cars, period marketing films and much more.

Bonus: In addition to the archive films, there is also a 20 minutes documentary following a rally of original Model T cars on a visit to Trafford Park and other places of interest to celebrate 100 years of Ford in Britain in 2011.

128 minutes

This DVD brings together all five parts of BPs magnificent documentary series detailing the development of the motorcar right through to the ground-breaking Mini of the late 1950s. Each of the five films from the BP Video Library charts a different era, with footage shot inside leading motoring museums around the world combined with wonderful colour film of the most significant, and earliest, models in automobile history. We begin at the dawn of motoring, in the 1800s, when pioneers hunted for a way to replace horse power with horsepower. Our journey continues through the arrival of the famous names including Daimler, Benz, Peugeot, Renault, Rolls Royce and Fiat, and we compare the development of the car on both sides of the English Channel, as well as both sides of the Atlantic. We follow the development of the mass market, led by Ford s Model T, the reinvention of the industry following World War One, the important role of motor racing, the stunning craftsmanship of Bugatti and Alfa Romeo, and then the horrendous impact of the Depression, when the hundreds of independent car builders were reduced to just dozens. The DVD concludes with the latest developments in the post-war era when more cars were made and sold than ever before and car design and technology hit new heights and standards