There can be very few individuals with a specific interest in one thing or another who have not, at some stage in their life, purchased or owned a poster depicting that thing. As a young child it is practically a rite of passage to put posters on your bedroom wall depicting a sports player or team, a singer, an actor or a major figure from any other scene. And inevitably, given the excitement that cars nourish in most young boys, there is a healthy selection of car art posters around to choose from.

Posters have indeed been the inspiration for many an exhibition at a museum or gallery, because they embody a particular style of art. While canvas may be the ideal surface on which to place a painting for exhibition in a major gallery, the bill poster has for many years been the way to put across something simple in an enduring way. The beauty of the automobile is rarely better demonstrated than when it is placed on a poster in bold, stunning color. Whether it is a depiction of a state-of-the-art sports car traveling at speed or a painting of an old-style automobile, there is something in the car art poster for anyone with a fondness for four-wheeled transport.