Entrants in the London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run

These pictures were taken at the Regent Street Motor Show, which takes place the day before the London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing prints.

Some additional photographs can be found at the Citizenside website.

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

© David K Hardman

Lamborghinis at Gauchos, Broadgate.

Further images from the London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run

I watched the start of this event, which occurred at 7.04 am (sunrise) in Hyde Park. After a while I caught the tube down to Westminster Bridge and spent some time there. Next, I took the tube to London Bridge, where I caught the 8.41 train to Hassocks - supposedly a journey of about an hour-and-a-half, except that in fact a replacement bus service was operating from Haywards Heath to Hassocks. From Hassocks station I walked about three miles south, taking pictures along the way. Despite my somewhat haphazard journey, going back through my photos today I realised that I had seen some of the same cars in Hassocks that I had seen back in London!

Penny Farthing - I don't think this was an official entrant (not being motorised), despite the laminated badge he's wearing. But it's a lovely image!

Barre, 1903 - Swing-seat tonneau.

Cottereau, 1903 - Tonneau body.

De Dion Bouton, 1901 - Forecar.

De Dion Bouton, 1902 - Tonneau body.

Mobile (steam), 1900 - spindle-seat runabout.

Toledo (steam), 1901 - runabout.

2010 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the world's oldest motoring event. It celebrates the  passing of the 1896 Light Locomotives Act, which abolished the requirement for motorised road vehicles to be preceded by a man on foot carrying a red flag, and also raised the speed limit from 4 to 14 mph. Each year, the event begins with the destruction of a red flag upon the start line in Hyde Park. Only vehicles manufactured before 1905 are eligible to take part, although on the day of the LBVCR I noticed that many other classic cars took the opportunity to drive along part of the route.

Gardner-Serpollet (steam) - 1900

Darracq (Genevieve)  - 1904 two-seater

Phoenix - 1904 Trimo basket forecar

Bear seat driver

Watching the wheel

De Dion Bouton - 1898 tricycle