CONTENTS
CONTENTS
3 Welcome From the Club and RM Sotheby’ s
The RM Sotheby’ s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is organised by the Royal Automobile Club
For further details about this event, please visit: veterancarrun. com.
This event is held under the General Regulations of Motorsport UK and the supplementary RM Sotheby’ s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run rules and regulations.
Motorsport UK Permit No: 207235.
Royal Automobile Club 89 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HS
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8 Organisers & Officials 10 Spectator Route Guide 12 Places to View the Run 14 Event Timetable 16 2026 News 46 Celebrating Veteran Vehicles Participant vehicle guide
70 Entry Lists 134 Participant Index
FEATURES
18 Restoring the Extraordinary RM Auto Restoration is preserving cars that define automotive history
20 The First Motor Car In The World 140 years since Carl Benz’ s Patent-Motorwagen
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24 From Manchester to Brighton: The Birth of a Legend
Story of the oldest known surviving Rolls-Royce
28 A Concours of Champions A sunny celebration of automotive excellence as the Royal Automobile Club Concours returned
32 Celebrating the Birth of the Motor Car Artist Neil Collins explains the inspiration behind this year’ s programme cover
36 Crossing the Oceans to Reach Hyde Park Interviews with some of our 2026 International Participants
40 Celebrating 125 Years Of The Royal Irish Automobile Club
42 The 2026 St James’ s Motoring Spectacle
6 The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run