Story and photos by Jonathan Sharp
Visible on the horizon, about 8 miles out from Brighton’s pebble beaches, is the new Rampion wind farm. It got me thinking of the progress that technology has made over the past 120 years or so.
Today, the 21st Century wind farm, the newly restored electric trams of the Volks railway, still clanking their way along Maderia Drive to the Marina, and the celebration of 19th Century automobiles that would soon to be parked on the sea front.
But has it changed all that much? In simple terms the wind Farm is just a lot of windmills that instead of grinding corn, make electricity. The trains that arrive into Brighton Railway station (which was first opened in 1883) today are still powered by electricity, and the cars we drive are still predominantly powered by internal combustion engines. And we—and the public, who line the streets to watch the event – are all just as crazy about cars.
Plus, VeloceToday has covered the Brighton Run for a few years now, so here is a list of links to previous articles on the subject:
Brighton Drivers
Story of Genevieve
2017
2016
2015
2013
2013 Part 2
With that, enjoy the photos below from this year’s event, and be sure to read “A Tourist at the Brighton Run” by Paul Wilson, with even more photos from 2018.
Albion dogcart, 1902 2cyl 8hp, British Museum
Achillies 1903, 1 cyl 8 hp, Peter Bartley
Darracq Tonneau, 1902, 1 cyl 9 hp, Graham Beckett
Darracq demi Limousine, 1904, Richard Ashby
Gladiator, 1900 1 cyl 3hp, Mr Jacque Pilla
Delahaye Tonneau, 1902, 1 cyl 8 ph, Dan Suskin
Deckert, 1902, 1 cyl 8 hp, Michael Dedman
De Dion Bouton, 1903, 1 cyl 8 hp, Serge Rinero
Darracq, 1901, Paul-Hoskins
Daimler Wagonette, 1899 2 cyl 8hp, Robert Abrey
Daimler Tonneau, 1903, 4 cyl 14 hp, RAC
Columbia rear entrance tonneau, Keith Stewart
Clement, 1900, Mr Milo Sewell
Berliet, 1903, John Bentley
Albion Wagonette, 1904, 2 cyl 16 hp, David Pain
Amedee Bollee, 2 cyl 10 hp, Jos Van Genugten
Lambert Rear Entrance Tonneau, 1902, 1 cyl 8 hp, David Collier
Lanchester Tonneau, 1901 2 cyl 12 hp, Michael Quinn
Left: White rear entrance Tonneau steam car, 1903, 2 cyl 10 hp, Mitch and Wendy Gross. Right: Gillet Forest, 1901, 1 cyl 7hp, Tobias Ward
Lelegante sports, 1903, 1 cyl 8hp, Peter Selby
Martini, 1903, 4 cyl 18 hp, Viscount Randal Dunluce
I’ll take the Albionette with it’s neck-snapping 18HP!
The Lanchester is very nice !
Air cooled, twin crank twin cylinder opposed engine design.
Quite brilliant to smooth balance. I wonder if this inspired Porsche plagerism. Wish I could find one to purchase.
All be well