London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

Anyone with an interest in cars, especially really old ones from the dawn of the motorcar age, should get themselves into central London this weekend, 3-4 November, for the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run.

First held in 1927, the London to Brighton commemorates the Emancipation Run of 1896 which celebrated the Light Locomotives Act becoming law. This raised the speed limit from 4mph to 14mph and did away with the requirement for a person to walk in front of a vehicle waving a red flag to warn other road users.

531 cars built before 1905 will take part in this Sunday’s Run, 102 of which come from overseas including ones from Australia, the US, Canada, Mexico, South Africa and China. Entrants will leave Hyde Park in pairs starting at 7.01am (sunrise) with the last leaving approximately around 8.30am and make their way through London, parading through Croydon Town Centre, onto the A23 and down to Brighton’s seafront for the finish.

On the Saturday the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run International Concours will take place on Regent Street which will be closed for the day and is where the public can come and get an up close look at the vehicles taking part between 11am-3pm and watch them perform in demonstration runs. Prizes will be awarded in a series of classes. All the events are free for spectators.