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London-Brighton Veteran Car Run 2010

This is a run for cars built before 1905. They leave Hyde Park at sunrise and travel to Brighton on the A23, about 60 miles. Some cars do not get there until dusk. Quite a few do not get there at all. Some broke down in the first few miles. About 500 cars took part. I stood by the road a few miles from the start and took about 700 photos in one and a half hours, with no more than a few seconds break between cars.
1900 Gardner-Serpolet 4cyl 5hp steam engine, Double Phaeton
1900 Gardner-Serpolet 4cyl 5hp steam engine, Double Phaeton		 Old F.A.R.T.
Old F.A.R.T.		 1902 Opel, 2 cyl 12hp Track racer.
1902 Opel, 2 cyl 12hp Track racer.		 No 155
No 155		 1904 Mercedes, 2 cyl 20hp, tourer.
1904 Mercedes, 2 cyl 20hp, tourer.		 No 156
No 156
1903 De Dion Bouton, 1 cyl 6hp 2 seater,
1903 De Dion Bouton, 1 cyl 6hp 2 seater,		 1901 De Dion Bouton, 1 cyl 2.75 hp, Forecar
1901 De Dion Bouton, 1 cyl 2.75 hp, Forecar		 1904 Cadillac, 1 cyl 8.5hp, Tonneau
1904 Cadillac, 1 cyl 8.5hp, Tonneau		 Penny Farthing.
Penny Farthing.		 1898 Bergman, Vis-a-Vis, 1 cyl, 5 hp.
1898 Bergman, Vis-a-Vis, 1 cyl, 5 hp.		 Waltham 2 cyl 6hp, spindle seat runabout
Waltham 2 cyl 6hp, spindle seat runabout
1902 Mercedes, 4 cyl 40 hp, Tonneau
1902 Mercedes, 4 cyl 40 hp, Tonneau		 1903 Ford Tourer, 2 cyl, 10 hp.
1903 Ford Tourer, 2 cyl, 10 hp.		 No 202
No 202		 No 387
No 387		 1904 Northern (Detroit, Michigan) 1 cyl 6.5hp Runabout
1904 Northern (Detroit, Michigan) 1 cyl 6.5hp Runabout		 1904 Argyll, 2 cyl 10/12 hp, Tourer
1904 Argyll, 2 cyl 10/12 hp, Tourer
Did not get the number on this one.
Did not get the number on this one.		 The pack.
The pack.		 1901 Decauville , 2 cyl, 10 hp, Tonneau.
1901 Decauville , 2 cyl, 10 hp, Tonneau.		 1903 Oldsmobile, 1 cyl, 5 hp Two Seater
1903 Oldsmobile, 1 cyl, 5 hp Two Seater		 No 603
No 603		 1904 Bayard, 2 cyl 10hp, Tonneau
1904 Bayard, 2 cyl 10hp, Tonneau
434 and 431 approaching Lambeth Bridge.
434 and 431 approaching Lambeth Bridge.		 This could have been taken 106 years ago.
This could have been taken 106 years ago.		 No 171
No 171		 Run out of steam on Westminster Bridge.
Run out of steam on Westminster Bridge.		 1904 Rambler, 1 cyl, 7 hp, Rear entrance Tonneau.
1904 Rambler, 1 cyl, 7 hp, Rear entrance Tonneau.		 Old Taxi
Old Taxi
No 420
No 420		 Power boost kicks in on inclines.
Power boost kicks in on inclines.		 Milwaukee Steamer
Milwaukee Steamer		 28 miles to the gallon of Brasso
28 miles to the gallon of Brasso		 No 75, powered by a steam engine.
No 75, powered by a steam engine.		 No 100 and 225
No 100 and 225
No 404
No 404		 218 dropping bits of metal in the road.
218 dropping bits of metal in the road.		 Waiting for the off.
Waiting for the off.		 1904 Oldsmobile, 1 cyl, 10 hp, Tonneau.
1904 Oldsmobile, 1 cyl, 10 hp, Tonneau.		 I love the scarf.
I love the scarf.		 1900 New Orleans, 1 cyl 3.5 hp Voiturette
1900 New Orleans, 1 cyl 3.5 hp Voiturette
No 37
No 37		 Police getting ready to control traffic when the run starts.
Police getting ready to control traffic when the run starts.		 No 340
No 340		 No 560
No 560		 Cadillac no 514
Cadillac no 514		 Covert 1903
Covert 1903
No 151
No 151		 No 59, Electric powered
No 59, Electric powered

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Guest 28-Dec-2010 19:46
HI, I forgot to ALSO thank John Cooper for posting all these photos. It was much fun to LOOK at all these cars of so long ago. You do good work!!!!
Guest 28-Dec-2010 19:44
LOVED that 1904 Mercedes, 2 hp. 'tourer'.
Simon 21-Nov-2010 21:21
John - a great gallery - nicely taken pictures.
Would you have a picture of car 219 Wolseley with 4 passengers? I was one and am looking for a picture. Thank you
Tony Fairey 14-Nov-2010 13:25
A great selection and encourages me to be there next year.Thank you for sharing .V
Derek Slater 08-Nov-2010 21:15
Really enjoyed going through this gallery John, thanks for putting the effort into it :-)
Johan Claeson 08-Nov-2010 13:07
Jolly good gallery, John. Thanks for sharing.
Phil Stubbs 07-Nov-2010 14:32
Hi John, some cracking shots here, some fabulous cars. good to see them out and about. I wonder how many modern cars will still be around when they get to this age?
exzim 07-Nov-2010 13:45
Great gallery John, nice to see these
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