The start of this years London to Brighton run was at Mercedes World in Brooklands - just as it was last year. We had an early start and after a run through torrential rain storms we arrived at Brooklands to have the privilege of being flagged off by Sir Stirling Moss who was on duty at the start.
The run was short and sweet this year with a stop at the Bluebell railway museum near Haywards Heath to take in some steam.
We spotted this very poorly looking TR4a driven by a chap from Belgium who said he had locked his brakes in the wet and gone sailing into a post. A nice introduction to English motoring…
Some nice sights on the sea front.
I’m not sure why but my favourite car of the day was a Daimler Conquest in rust and primer. It could start a new craze just like the Hot Rod communities who are going for a real lived in look with their Rat Rods. Apparently he was just a bit behind on his restoration schedule...
These really are some amazing photos, where in london would i go to startthis run?
Posted by: robert | September 01, 2010 at 10:03 PM
The start is from Mercedes World at Brooklands
http://www.classicmotorshow.com/london-brighton-classic-car-run.htm
Posted by: Valve Bounce | September 02, 2010 at 12:16 AM