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Well, actually they siimply don't get much older than this....
Braved the teeming rain and freezing wind again to observe the London to Brighton Veteran car run with a friend today. Watched from the top of a gentle hill just south of Crawley - well, it seemed gentle to me....
Remember, nothing entered for this run is newer than 1905, the earlist car I recall seeing was 1893.
Enjoy:
Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.
Excuse the Austin 7 picture, way too modern for this occasion of course.
Maximum respect for the whole day goes to the guy on the penny-farthing. Yes, he had cycled all the way from Hyde park, and was intending to make it to the finish line in Brighton, he said he'd cycle the whole way except for two hills, and this was one of them.
Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.
Amazing - many thanks for standing in the rain to take those pictures and for sharing them with us
Up to now my experiences with older cars have been in visiting Mini shows with my son where the concours entries arrive on trailers and have never been used on the road - at least Steve's car is his daily drive.
I have a great deal of respect for the real enthusiasts who keep these old machines running and they are actually being used on a proper test of endurance for both man and machine - particularly in the bad weather.
If anyone reading this took part in L to B then I salute you
Yeah Topaz, you're right about many of the owners, real heros. However, bearing in mind that the cheapest of these cars starts at around £30k, you'll actually find that many of them are driven by wealthy(-ish) owners and the fella that actually keeps the thing running is back at the ranch with oily hands..... or driving the support vehicle!
Not always the case of course, there are ceartainly many true enthusiast/owner/mechanic types out there, but it does happen. However, I don't have a problem with this, at least they are being kept on the road and functioning as viable vehicles, and that's the main thing that matters!
Cheers
Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.
- at least Steve's car is his daily drive.
