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17960 messages, Last post on Nov 27, 2009 at 6:08 PM
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 1899 Hurtu  circa 1899 Benz Mylord  1900 Panhard et Levassor  1902 Napier (and the blue little car in the background is a 1901 MMC)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 07, 2008 6:45 pm) The Peugeot looked fun - rare here, too, but probably still running in rural France... Opel Sportwagon - we only got that as an Ascona Wagon, with more mundane kit on it... Great Dodge, and I liked the Olds Starfire The Bristol must be nearly unique with you - they are good cars, though - and reliable with American engines... |
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Replying to: magnette (Nov 11, 2008 12:46 pm) It'd be much better to drive in it!
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 11, 2008 1:19 pm) |
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 11, 2008 1:19 pm) If any of you guys ever get the chance to come over to see it, it's always on the first Sunday in November - the actual run starts in Hyde Park at 7:00 am, with cars leaving until about 8:15, and they start to arrive in Brighton from about 10:15. On the day before, there is a Concours in Regent Street, for about 100 of the runners, but the actual run this year had nearly 500 cars taking part the oldest being an 1895 Peugeot, indeed there were 43 cars entered from before 1900... Although many of the cars are regulars, there were about 50 or so that were first time entrants this year, apparently, so although we generally go every year, there were plenty we hadn't seen before. It's just great to see such old cars clanking and chugging along - and it is such a variety - steam and electric cars as well as petrol, with about 100 different makes and loads of literally unique models - the Salvesen steaming so cleanly over Westminster Bridge was the only one of those ever built, for a start... |
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 This was a 1901 Adler - I love the way the modern traffic is mixed in with these old girls - the regular passengers on the passing buses get the whole show on their way to work or whatever...
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Replying to: magnette (Nov 11, 2008 3:02 pm) 
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Replying to: magnette (Nov 11, 2008 3:02 pm) I'd make the run in a nice Mercedes Simplex, of course. I've seen several youtube videos of the event...the old cars make such entertaining noises.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 11, 2008 4:27 pm) I think every year there must be a few near misses, although the police along the way tend to wave the old cars through traffic lights etc..
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Replying to: magnette (Nov 12, 2008 12:38 pm)  Around here I have only seen runs of maybe 20s-30s cars, as they can keep up in 30-40mph suburban traffic.
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