Competition launched for four automotive apprentices to drive on the Brighton Run

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Press release

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (S.M.M.T.) and the British Motor Museum have launched a competition which will see four British automotive apprentices have the special opportunity to drive in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run in November. The competition is part of National Apprenticeship Week which promotes the critical rôle of apprenticeships in preserving skills in the British automotive industry.

Places on the run are extremely hard to come by and the museum is keen to use its position to share the history of the industry and encourage the next generation of automotive workers. Working closely with member companies, S.M.M.T. acts as the national representative of the motor industry, promoting its position to the Government, stakeholders and the media.

There are currently over 4,500 apprentices learning their trade in the sector—more than 550 having begun this academic year. Now, a lucky four of them will win the chance to take part in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run behind the wheel of a 1904 Thornycroft 20hp tonneau, alongside hundreds of other veteran cars on the 60-mile route from Hyde Park to the Brighton seafront. The prize includes a driver training day at the museum, an overnight stay in London and dinner the night before the Run with the British Motor Museum team, and a very early start on Sunday, November 2nd, for the start of the run at Hyde Park.

The Thornycroft 20hp participated on the run on several occasions prior to the Second World War.

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