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TAGGED: vintage cars
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Paris Comes to Sydney

'Paris Comes to Sydney: Lavish French Exhibition at Royal Show' shows Australian enthusiasm for all things French at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney in 1956.

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Vice-Regal Rolls Royce

Why would a Rolls Royce imported to Australia as an official vehicle for Queen Elizabeth's 1970 visit end up as a rally car?

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Learning to Drive

These road safety films from the 1950s to 1980s offer a full tank of vintage car delight.

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Learn to Drive

Turn the key in the ignition, depress the clutch and pull away from the kerb - it's time to hit the road (safely!).

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Sharing Roads Safely: Skills Of Defensive Driving Episode 8

'The victims of motor car accidents are very often pedestrians. Sometimes they can be unpredictable but often they are innocent victims'. 

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Signal Advice

A 1950s family hops into their FJ Holden and goes for a drive. A road safety film which highlights the need for good hand signals when driving.

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Freeway Driving: Skills Of Defensive Driving Episode 9

'Freeways are designed for fast and safe motoring.

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Cupid's Complaint

This short would have been shown before a feature in movie theatres around Australia.

Film Australia Collection © National Film and Sound Archive.

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Moving Off On Hills, Reversing And Parking: How To Drive Episode 5

Once you have a sound knowledge of driving fundamentals: checking, starting, stopping, steering, gear changing and braking, with practice these things become almost automatic.

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The All Rounder

Richie Benaud is an all-round cricketer and this film encourages viewers to be all-round safe drivers at a time when Benaud was the captain of the Australian cricket team.