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Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub / SouthernFounded Cape Old3rdCar Club June 1988
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Southern Cape Old Car Club Chris van Staden Treasurer
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2023
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2023
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Mercedes-Benz Classic Press Information 27 October 2023
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2023: Time travel to early automotive history • • • •
5 November 2023: Mercedes-Benz taking part as the world’s oldest automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Simplex 28/32 hp of 1904 from Mercedes-Benz Classic Marcus Breitschwerdt: “The vehicles in our collection bring history to life” 14 November 1896: Gottlieb Daimler takes part in the Emancipation Run
Stuttgart. Mercedes-Benz Classic will take part in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run (LBVCR) on 5 November 2023 with a 1904 Mercedes Simplex 28/32 hp. The vehicle from the Mercedes-Benz Classic collection is currently a highlight exhibit at Mercedes-Benz World in Brooklands. Only vehicles built up to and including 1904 are permitted at the LBVCR. It dates back to 1896, making it one of the oldest motoring events in the world. Automobile pioneer Gottlieb Daimler also took part in the first event 127 years ago. “Our more than 1,000 collection vehicles bring the history of Mercedes-Benz to life. Many are ready to drive and are used at events all over the world. The specialists at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center have used their expertise to get the Mercedes Simplex 28/32 hp in shape for participation in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. To take part in this with an almost 120-year-old automobile is thrilling. And it fits in well with our brand history: Mercedes-Benz, the world’s oldest car manufacturer, simply cannot be absent from the LBVCR. The more so in view of our extremely close association with the Royal Automobile Club since its inception, and with the first ‘Emancipation Run’ from London to Brighton in 1896.” Marcus Breitschwerdt, Head of Mercedes-Benz Heritage
London to Brighton Veteran Car Run The history goes back to the “Highway Act” of 1865, also called the “Red Flag Act”: this restricted the maximum speed of self-propelled vehicles with steam propulsion in England to 6.4 km/h (4 mph). In built-up areas, the limit was as low as 3.2 km/h (2 mph). Until 1878, a person with a red flag was required to walk ahead of the vehicle and warn other road users. In 1896, the speed limit for road vehicles was raised to 19.2 km/h (12 mph). On 14 November 1896, motorists celebrated this liberalisation with the “Emancipation Run” from London to the seaside resort of Brighton, 96 kilometres (60 miles) away. A total of 33 vehicles took part. The vast majority were powered by internal combustion engines, but there were also five steam cars and five electric cars. Automobile inventor Gottlieb Daimler took part as a passenger in a Daimler Vis-à-Vis 3 hp. He
Mercedes-Benz Heritage GmbH | Headquarters and Registry Court: Stuttgart, HRB No. 23165 Geschäftsführer/Managing Directors: Marcus Breitschwerdt (Chairman), Bettina Haussmann, Alexandra Süß, Andreas Theel * Further information on the official fuel consumption and the official, specific CO2 emissions of new passenger cars can be found in the publication entitled “Leitfaden über den Kraftstoffverbrauch, die CO2-Emissionen und den Stromverbrauch neuer Personenkraftwagen” [“Guide on the fuel economy, CO2 emissions and power consumption of all new passenger car models”], available free of charge from all sales outlets and from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH at www.dat.de.
was a guest of his business partner, Frederick R. Simms. In 1890, Simms acquired the rights to use Daimler’s engine patents in Great Britain and founded Daimler Motor Syndicate Limited in 1893. In addition to models from Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie., the starting field included several cars from Panhard & Levassor with Daimler engines and at least one Arnold Motor Car derived from the Benz Velo under licence. In 1927, the historic run was commemorated and reinaugurated. The date was fixed as the beginning of November, with usually rather inhospitable weather. The first Sunday in November quickly established itself for the “Run”, hosted by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC). The gathering of the vehicles in London’s Hyde Park in the early morning hours, and the preparation of their propulsion systems ranging from steamers to combustion engines, is an impressive spectacle. The RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run – as it is currently known – will start at sunrise, i.e. at 7:01 a.m., on 5 November 2023. Two-, three- or four-wheeled vehicles built before 1905 are permitted. The drive systems obtain their energy from steam, batteries, petrol – or muscle power: since 2017, historic bicycles have also been allowed to participate. Mercedes-Simplex 28/32 hp, 1904 The Mercedes Simplex models were among the outstanding innovators in automotive history. With their modern concept of a flat vehicle design, the engine installed low down in the frame and the honeycomb radiator, they fundamentally changed the history of mobility from 1902 onwards. The Mercedes 35 hp with this completely new vehicle architecture appeared in 1900. From 1902 onwards, the Mercedes Simplex model family paved the way for the brand’s success and ushered in the breathtaking development of the entire automotive industry: 120 years ago, the Simplex models created the blueprint for modern automotive engineering. The 1904 Mercedes-Simplex 28/32 hp taking part in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run 2023 was in production until 1909. Its fourcylinder engine has a displacement of 5,322 cubic centimetres and delivers an output of 24 kW (32 hp) at 1,200 rpm. Technical data – Mercedes-Simplex 28/32 hp Production year: 1904 Cylinders: 4/In-line Displacement: 5,322 cc Output: 24 kW (32 hp) Top speed: 60 km/h
Contacts: Peter Becker, +49 (0) 176 30 909 790, peter.becker@mercedes-benz.com Frank Scheibner, +49 (0) 160 8 680 266, frank.scheibner@mercedes-benz.com Julia Löwenstein, +49 (0) 151 58 610 215, julia.loewenstein@mercedes-benz.com Enquiries by email to classic@mercedes-benz.com or online at www.mercedes‑benz.com/classic Press photos and further press releases: media.mercedes-benz.com/content/classic Further research and multimedia material: mercedes-benz-archive.com/museum
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Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub / SouthernFounded Cape Old3rdCar Club June 1988
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Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub / SouthernFounded Cape Old3rdCar Club June 1988
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Suid-Kaap Oumotorklub / SouthernFounded Cape Old3rdCar Club June 1988