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On November 14, 1896, despite the wet weather, a group of intrepid early motorists celebrated the enactment of the Locomotive on the Highway Act by driving from London to Brighton! And to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the legendary Emancipation Run, two of the greatest motoring institutions in the world are coming together: The Autocar<\/em> magazine and the Royal Automobile Club.<\/p>\n

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Participants drive along Constitution Hill towards Big Ben, in London, during the Bonham’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run supported by Hiscox. Photo credit: Dominic Lipinski\/PA Wire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The celebrations were inspired by the Locomotive on the Highway Act, a seminal government legislation that increased the speed limit from 4mph to 14mph, ending the centuries-long domination of horse-drawn transportation and finally giving motorized vehicles \u201cthe freedom of the road,\u201d which was the reason for their celebrations.<\/p>\n

The Autocar<\/em> magazine, which was launched just a year before, also celebrated the momentous occasion with a special \u2018red-letter-day\u2019 issue that was completely printed in red ink.<\/p>\n

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The prophetical front page declared, \u201cToday, November 14th 1896, is a red-letter day, not only in the history of automobilism, but in that of England, for it marks the throwing open of the highways and byeways of our beautiful country to those who elect to travel thereupon in carriages propelled by motors, instead of in a horse-drawn vehicle or upon bicycles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, the Royal Automobile Club has celebrated the Emancipation Run with an annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. And like the celebrations that were done in 1896, Autocar<\/em> will again be supporting the 125th anniversary event.<\/p>\n

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Royal Automobile Club Chairman Ben Cussons shared, \u201cWhat could be more appropriate than the world\u2019s longest running motoring event teaming up with the world\u2019s oldest car magazine. The London to Brighton Run and Autocar have enviable and intertwined pedigrees dating right back to the dawn of motoring in the UK. Now, together, we will be celebrating the very special significance that the legendary Emancipation Run has to both our heritages.\u201d<\/p>\n

Autocar<\/em> has always been a supporter of the London to Brighton Run and over the past 125 years, they\u2019ve done a regular coverage of the event and they also feature the latest automotive news<\/a> as well as in-depth road tests<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Their long-time Sport Editor, SCH \u2018Sammy\u2019 Davis, is a 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and up until the 1960s, has been a regular participant of the event in his iconic 1897 Bolle\u00ea tricar dubbed \u2018Beelzebub\u2019.<\/p>\n

To showcase the magazine\u2019s support and passion for the event, Veteran Car Run has showcased some of the past articles and features that Autocar<\/em> has printed about the London to Brighton event.<\/p>\n

Autocar<\/em> Editor Mark Tisshaw shared, \u201cAs the world\u2019s oldest car magazine, and having celebrated our 125th anniversary last November, it is fitting that Autocar joins forces with the London-Brighton run to recognize this era-defining moment in British motoring history.\u201d<\/p>\n

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London to Brighton Run<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAs a weekly magazine and latterly also as a website, we\u2019ve been there to report on all of the most seminal moments of automotive news and we feel proud to be right at the heart of the London-Brighton celebrations,\u201d Tisshaw added.<\/p>\n

For this year, the RM Sotheby\u2019s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run will be held on November 7, Sunday, and there will be hundreds of pre-1905 three and four-wheeled vehicles who will be joining in on the 125th anniversary of the 1896 Emancipation Run. The legendary cars will be following a similar historic route the goes from the capital city towards the Sussex coast.<\/p>\n

For more information and for those who are interested to join the RM Sotheby\u2019s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, please visit the official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Autocar’s Red Letter Day Article<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

London to Brighton Run<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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