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  Modern classics set for London to Brighton run 22 Jan 2020 (News)
  This year's London to Brighton Classic Car Run will include a Modern Classics Run. The event, which also includes the Kit & Sports Car Run, is held on Sunday, May 31. Stephen Smith from event organisers GE Classic Motor Events said, 'As the classic car scene has expanded, so have the existing runs.
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  Renault named as London to Brighton run patron 12 May 2015 (News)
  Running the length of London’s busiest shopping street, the show will be held on Saturday, 31 October, the day before the Run, showcasing 125 years of motoring history. Speaking on behalf of Renault UK, Mark Waller said, ‘Life for Renault began back in 1898 – just two years after the Emancipation Run, which the Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run continues to commemorate today.
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  London to Brighton veteran run to mark 130 years of the car 7 Mar 2016 (News)
  This year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will celebrate 130 years of the car. The run – the world’s longest-running motoring event – will celebrate Karl Benz’s 130-year-old patent and the early days of German motoring when it takes place in November.
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  Bonhams becomes London to Brighton Veteran Car Run title sponsor 28 Feb 2014 (News)
  The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run has a new title partner, in the form of Bonhams. The London-based auction house, which has been running sales in conjuction with the world-famous event for several years, has confirmed that the run's name is now the ‘Bonhams Veteran Car Run’, and will remain so until the end of 2017.
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  Olympian to tackle London to Brighton run 9 Oct 2014 (News)
  Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, will take part in this year’s London to Brighton veteran car run on 2 November. Ainslie, who is leading his own team to challenge for the America’s Cup, will be a passenger in the 1904 Panhard-Levassor owned by Lord Irvine Laidlaw – a keen sailor and veteran run regular.
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  Vauxhall celebrates heritage on London to Brighton run 24 Oct 2014 (News)
  Vauxhall, Britain’s oldest surviving car manufacturer, will be celebrating its heritage by taking part in this year’s London to Brighton veteran car run.  The Luton-based firm will be entering a 1904 6hp single-cylinder open two-seater from its heritage collection in the event, which takes place on Sunday, 2 November. As well as taking part in the run, the car will also feature in the Regent Street Motor Show the day before.
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  Can run flats really run flat? 7 Nov 2011 (News)
  Run flats have a reinforced sidewall which can take the weight of the car should all of the air escape. Because the sidewall on a run flat tyre won’t deform very much when there’s a puncture, it’s difficult to see a flat with the naked eye.
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  Older cars 'cheaper to run' 11 Jun 2008 (News)
  Car drivers looking for the cheapest way to stay on the road have been advised that running an older vehicle is the most cost effective way to stay behind the wheel. Discounted car parts provider Car Parts Direct notes that a car over 20 years old suffers from virtually no deprecation, while insurance can be very cheap and maintenance simple Martin Mosely of the firm said: ""Lots of our customers will buy an older car, paying around £1,000, spend a few hundred pounds on it and run it on a low budget.
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  Report: London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, 2013 4 Nov 2013 (News)
  It was the first British car to win an international motor race and its distinctive colour was the origin of British Racing Green. The other two Napiers lining up in Hyde Park London for this year’s Veteran Car Run – one powered by a 7.7-litre engine the other by an even more potent 11.1-litre unit – competed in the Gordon Bennett Cup races in 1903 and 1904. While the three Napiers grabbed the headlines, the 2013 London to Brighton run for pre-1905 cars, also attracted a number of exceptional entries all enjoying an unseasonably sunny run to the coast.
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  The Liver Run remembered 13 Aug 2013 (News)
  I've seen this before on TV - the famous Liver Run, where two Rover SD1 police cars need to transfer a live human organ for transportation in a very limited amount of time. The journey takes place on 8 May 1987, and starts at Stansted Airport in Essex, and the traffic officer needs to drive the liver along some of the UK's busiest roads in the centre of London, to Cromwell Hospital, Kensington.
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  First Ever Skoda to Compete in London to Brighton Run 5 Nov 2010 (News)
  The Voiturette A will be on view to the public in Regent Street, London on Saturday (6 November) during the LBVCR International Concours event (11.00-15.00). The start of the 77th running of the LBVCR, the world's longest running motoring event, takes place on Sunday (7 November) in Hyde Park (07.00-08.30). From there, around 500 cars will make the 60 mile journey to the finish on Madeira Drive on Brighton’s seafront (10.00-16.40).
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  Owners of Older Cars save most on Motoring 10 Jun 2008 (News)
  Running a car over 20 years old is the cheapest way to drive. There's virtually no depreciation, insurance costs peanuts and the vehicles are normally easy to maintain. A visit to the internet shows most parts running at less than half the price of those for more modern vehicles.
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  Britwell Salome Classic Car Run Raises £4,000 For Charity 21 Aug 2016 (News)
  Thanks to the boundless energy of Chris Bidgood, the hospitality of his lovely wife Susie, the exceptional organisational ability of Leigh Greenham and the enthusiastic help of Chris Grainger, Geoff Wittaker, Kas, Bob, Trevor, Gill and Rem and everyone who showed up in their priceless classics, the 2016 Britwell Salome Classic and Interesting Cars Charity Run was a huge success. Altogether, £1,959 was raised from participants on the day with more to come, to be matched by a generous equal contribution from Santander Bank. The run took us on a country route to the  Bicester Heritage  centre where we enjoyed a conducted tour of the blossoming facilities that are rapidly turning the WW2 bomber station into a 'just in time' classic car restoration centre with all manner of specialist skills available on a single site.  The charities supported by the run are Daisy's Dream , a  Berkshire charity supporting children and their families who have been affected by the life threatening illness or bereavement of someone close to them; The Cystic Fibrosis Trust that invests more money into research of this life-limiting inherited condition  than any other UK organisation; and Mission Motorsport  that  aids in the recovery and rehabilitation of those injured in military operations by providing opportunities apprenticeships and work through Motorsport.
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  'Running in the Family' themed classic show coming in November 25 Jul 2011 (News)
  The Footman James Classic Motor Show will take place from 11 th -13 th November with a ‘running in the family’ theme. The show is set to feature cars handed down from generation to generation, or from famous family run marques and race teams. Show manager Andy Rouse said: “One of the most common expressions you hear from our visitors when walking around the halls is ‘my Dad had one of those’ and this applies to every marque, from Reliants through to Rollers!
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  The Futurecar Starts Here 6 Nov 2010 (News)
    Today, 53 eco-friendly cars took off in a reverse of the RAC London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (which takes place tomorrow) to demonstrate their eco credentials. Sadly, the Honda Jazz hybrid scheduled to be driven by Honest John got held up in UK Customs, leaving no choice but to drive a CR-Z in the Futurecar run.
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  Veterans turn back the clock for London to Brighton run 2 Nov 2017 (News)
  As in previous years, BBC presenters Chris Evans and Alex Jones will be following the Run in a fleet of classic buses all carrying successful bidders who raised money for the BBC Children in Need charity. Due to on-going road works in Brixton, this year’s Run will take a slightly different route out of London.
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  VOTE TODAY: TAX OR PUBLIC TRANSPORT 21 May 2002 (News)
  Friends of the Earth is running a poll on whether we want increased spending on public transport or cuts in fuel tax. Currently the voting is running 30% increased spending and 70% cuts in tax. So, so far, it's been an honest vote.
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  450 veterans set for London to Brighton run 13 Oct 2017 (News)
  Not all will make it, though, with mechanical breakdowns being part and parcel of the epic trip. Although every car entered on what is the World’s longest running motoring event comes with a fascinating history, some are more special than others. The oldest vehicle on this year’s run is an 1893 Peugeot that was built a mere seven years after the world’s first car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen, stuttered into life.
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  Run-Out L200 Trojan Just £13,999 + VAT 30 Oct 2005 (News)
  Run-Out L200 Trojan has 2.5 litre, 4-cylinder TD with 115bhp at 4,000rpm and maximum torque of 177lbs.ft at 2,000rpm. Mitsubishi Power Upgrade Pack available at £595 (plus VAT & fitting) raising power to 138bhp at 4,100rpm.
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  Techno-Classica 2013: Gallery of the cool, strange and unusual 17 Apr 2013 (News)
  Buried within the 20 halls of Techno-Classica Essen, you're guaranteed to run into all manner of interesting, curious and downright unusual cars, lorries or motorcycles. And this year was no exception. The organisers of the show have confirmed that with more than 2000 cars on show, this was the biggest show yet - so if you were there, you were sure to run into something that left you puzzled.