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Veteran cars set out from Hyde Park on annual run to Brighton

The 97-km London to Brighton Veteran Car Run marked 140 years since Karl Benz introduced his Patent-Motorwagen, with some cars travelling at just 12 to 20 mph

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Veteran cars set out from Hyde Park on annual run to Brighton

Veteran cars left Hyde Park on Sunday, Nov. 1, for the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, a 97-kilometre journey to the south coast, Euronews reported.

The run marked 140 years since Karl Benz introduced his Patent-Motorwagen, which is widely regarded as the first production car. Some of the vehicles travelled at just 12 to 20 mph, according to Euronews.

One car broke down on The Mall, which Euronews said showed the mechanical challenges of driving such early models.

Shaun Harborne, who drove a 1901 Renault Type D, described the vehicles as fragile. He said the suspension, brakes, clutch and gearbox all need careful handling.

Karl-Heinz Jungbeck travelled from Munich in a 1903 Lacoste & Battmann. He said the event gives a taste of the adventure motorists would have experienced more than a century ago.

Euronews said driving a car from the early days of motoring takes patience and a good understanding of its mechanics, and that for participants the run is as much about the experience as the destination.

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  1. Confirmed Veteran cars left Hyde Park on Sunday, Nov. 1, for the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, a 97-kilometre journey. A separate report says the run left Hyde Park on Sunday, 1 November, over a 60-mile route. 60 miles is about 97 km. 2026 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run: 349 Historic Cars Complete 60-Mile Journey
  2. Confirmed The run marked 140 years since Karl Benz introduced his Patent-Motorwagen, widely regarded as the first production car. Sports Car Digest says this year's run celebrated the 140th anniversary of Benz's 1886 Patent-Motorwagen. It also says an example was shown at the Hyde Park start. 2026 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run: 349 Historic Cars Complete 60-Mile Journey
  3. Not found One car broke down on The Mall, showing the mechanical challenges of driving such early models. Only the Euronews video page reports this. I found no organiser record or second report of the breakdown. Video. Britain's 'oldest cars' hit the road for annual London to Brighton run
  4. Not found Karl-Heinz Jungbeck travelled from Munich in a 1903 Lacoste & Battmann. Only the Euronews page names him and his car. I found no entry list or other source to check it against. Video. Britain's 'oldest cars' hit the road for annual London to Brighton run
  5. Not found Some of the vehicles travelled at just 12 to 20 mph. I found no independent source for these speeds. The Euronews snippet I saw did not include them.

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Claims checked: 10. Sources used: 2. 3 matched to a source we list. 7 without a second source of our own (the web check above may still have found one).

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  1. Britain’s 'oldest cars' hit the road for annual London to Brighton run (News report or publication)
  2. 2026 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run: 349 Historic Cars Complete 60-Mile Journey (News report or publication)

Independent web check on Nov 2, 2026. Checked by our verification desk on Nov 2, 2026. An editor approved the story before it was published. Our standards

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