1898 Peugeot Double Phaeton Type 15 owned and driven by Mr. Colin Clarke. Between 1897 and 1900 Peugeot built 182 Type 15s. This example left the factory on the 16th July 1898. The Type 15 was fitted with the first engine ever built by Peugeot, a horizontal two-cylinder engine with 6 hp allied to a four-speed gearbox and twin-chain drive. One of the Type 15s was sold to Charles Rolls of Rolls-Royce fame. This example is fitted with a Double Phaeton body and still runs on its original hot tube ignition. The chassis tubes form part of the cooling system. The car has a top speed of 25 mph. (Click to enlarge)
Jonathan Sharp highlights the Brighton to London Run in photos. Be sure to read his story, London to Brighton, also in this edition of VeloceToday. Also, click on each photo to see much larger images!
1902 single-cylinder 8 hp Deckert, owned and driven by Mrs. Barbara Dedman. The Deckert company was founded in Paris in the early 1900s by Henri Deckert. They built motor cycles, motor tricycles and motor cars. To promote his company Henri entered his vehicles in various trails but without success. The company folded in 1906. This is the only surviving example and is a regular entrant in the London to Brighton run. Aurore means dawn. The wheel depicts the rising sun and the bird heralds the dawn of the age of the motor car. (Click to enlarge)
1903 4-cylinder 7700cc 50 hp Napier, the oldest surviving complete British Racing car. The car was driven by Charles Jarrott in the 1903 Gordon Bennett race. Now owned by the National Motor Museum Beaulieu. (Click to enlarge)
This Napier, a 1904 11100cc 100 hp, is now owned by the Louwman Museum. (Click to enlarge)
1904 40 hp Fiat, owned by Mr. Jan Bruijn. (Click to enlarge)
Not a Le Mans start but a line up on the famous Brighton promenade.(Click to enlarge)
1902 2-cylinder 7 hp Panhard Levassor of Mr. Nicholas Whitaker and Mr. Tim Wilson’s 1902 single-cylinder 8 hp Renault. (Click to enlarge)
1903 4-cylinder 14 hp Clement entered by Mr. Tim Watson.(Click to enlarge)
The ceremonial finishing line on Madeira Drive. Number 167 is a 1903 5 hp single-cylinder Humberette of Mr. Tim Henson, Number 059 is the 1901 3.5 hp single-cylinder Georges Richard owned by Mrs. Marguerita Cumming.(Click to enlarge)
A race to the finish. A pair of 1901 Darracqs arrive in unison. Both entered by Paul Hoskins.(Click to enlarge)
Mr. Arturo Keller’s 1903 4-cylinder 20 hp closed swing-seat, tonneau-bodied Berliet. (Click to enlarge)
Dr. Michael Edwards in his 1902 single-cylinder 8 hp De Dion Bouton passing the Brighton Eye Ferris wheel, about 100 meters to go before he gets his finisher’s pendent. (Click to enlarge)
A Napier for the street: Mr. Clive Boothma's 1902 Napier.(Click to enlarge)
Mr. Hugo Modderman's 1904 Gardner-Serpollet (steam)Tulip Phaeton.(Click to enlarge)