THE VETERAN CAR CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN
NEWS, HISTORY & ARTICLES
My 1904 Wolseley
My interest in old vehicles came from watching the London to Brighton Runs that came right past the family home in Crawley. From a very young age I...
August 2020 Scribe Notes
It was good to receive some restoration news from a couple of SE members to help fill these notes. Please keep the news coming! Dan Lehmann has been...
The Early Days Of The AA
The early days of The AA were born out of the development of the motor car, or locomotive as they were called in those days, as early as 1896 with...
June 2020 Scribe Notes
I was watching the Antiques Roadshow in early May which was filmed at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales. Right at the end of the programme the...
London to Brighton 1927
Sunday, 13th November 1927 In 1927, the Daily Sketch decided to organise a ‘Procession of Ancient Motor Cars’ from its offices in Fleet Street, to...
April 2020 Scribe Notes
2020 started off well and we had a great line-up of events in the South East to look forward to. Oh how things can change so quickly. The terrible...
Spring Opener 2019
On the 19th of April we held the VCC South East Spring Opener at The Royal Oak, Wineham. There was a great turn out of cars…
February 2020 Scribe Notes
I previously mentioned my desire to stand down from writing these notes for a while but nobody has come forward to take them on. At the recent South...
The AA’s Veteran Car AA1
This Renault car, built and registered in 1905, is a model VB with Park Phaeton coachwork by Rothschild et Cie of Paris. The engine is a 4 cylinder,...
December 2019 Scribe Notes
“Oh no it’s all over. 365 days to wait until the next one” were Penny’s first words as we crossed the finish line in Brighton. She adores the...
October 2019 Scribe Notes
I start with the sad news that we have lost two more veteran car friends in the South East since my last notes. Hazel Grossmark, wife of the late...
Restoring a 1914 Singer 10
I have always admired and wanted to own a small Edwardian car. I didn’t have any particular make or model in mind, just a small pre-First World War...
August 2019 Scribe Notes
I start my notes with the sad news that Bryan Goodman passed away on 25th May after battling with Parkinson’s disease. Bryan had been a VCC member...
De Dion Bouton Company
The Rise and Decline of the De Dion Bouton Company “There is a view that De Dion Bouton was as much an architect of its own demise as it was of its...
Paris to Rouen July 22nd 1894
The vehicles participating in the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run represent an impressive array of manufacturers, body types, means of...