A brace of Jaguar E-Types at Sheffield Park.
Veteran cars bask in the sunshine at Sheffield Park.
Brighton and get there before the majority of the participating cars. The drive down to Sheffield Park was as picturesque as it gets in this part of the world, with picture-postcard villages that seem to have changed little since World War Two, and the leafy, 62 www. cprmag. co. uk tree-lined lanes leading up to the park set the scene for what was in store.
Meet The Ancestors!
Now by some strange coincidence, and unbeknown to the run’ s organisers, Sheffield Park was also being used as a
stop-off point by cars from the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain which were taking part in their own run on the same day. As a result, the grass parking area at Sheffield Park was filled not only with classics, but also some incredibly rare and valuable veteran cars dating back to the early 1900s. Cars like a 1911 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a 1904 De Dion Bouton, a 1910 Daimler and a 1904 Cadillac rubbed shoulders with Austin Healeys, MGs, Triumphs and Jaguars, and rarely do you get to see such a wonderful mix of cars in one place.
Beware Of Snakes
Over on the kit and sports car run, the crews were heading across southern England to their planned stopping point at Parham House in Sussex. The route had taken the cars through some beautiful countryside