Last chance for 'early bird' entry in the 2024 Veteran Car Run — 200 entries already confirmed

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As ever, we're very much looking forward to the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which takes place this year on Sunday, November 3rd, but anyone looking to enter the run themselves should do so straight away if they want to take advantage of "early bird" benefits, including a discounted entry price. The deadline for "early bird" entries is midnight tonight, so don't delay. If, however, you do miss tonight's deadline, you don't need to worry—the Royal Automobile Club will continue to accept entries until September 18th. It's a simple process which first of all requires participants to sign in to the registration page on the Veteran Car Run website. Follow this link to begin.

Of course, while about a thousand people will have the good fortune to participate in the run as either drivers or passengers, many thousands more will line the Brighton road to see the stately procession of chuffing engines and gleaming brass. More than 200 vehicles have already entered this year's run, including a smattering of pre-1905 bicycles and motorcycles, with the oldest motorised entry being an 1894 Benz.

Another car worth getting excited about is William Shaw's 1903 Clément 11hp, which was discovered by Geoffrey Shaw in 1938, after it had been used by a gas company in Darlington, County Durham, as transport for its meter-readers, and then abandoned on a farm in Yarm when it became too worn-out. As a Royal Auxiliary Air Force officer kept very busy by the stormy international political situation, he bought the car but continued to store it on the farm until he had the time to attend to it, which would not be until after the war. By that stage, the Clément's wooden chassis was seriously rotten and much of the car had to be reconstructed. It received its V.C.C. Dating Certificate in 1947 and was finally ready for its first event, the Hull to Scarborough Rally, in 1952. Geoffrey placed the car into storage in 1956 and since his son, Christopher, had gone into the R.A.F., nobody in the family had time for it anymore. Eventually, Christopher embarked on a second restoration, which was completed in 2008 and the car was entered into its first Brighton Run that year. To the best of our knowledge, it has not participated again, so it's definitely one to look out for if you missed it the first time.

Some early cars which we are very keen to see include Dr. Erich Sieber's 1897 Vallée vis-à-vis, which has not graced Madeira Drive before, Alexis Llaveria Almacellas's 1898 Fisson tonneau, and Michael Spencer's very charming 1899 Hurtu dogcart.

Click here to see the full entry list as it presently stands.
 

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