LIKE CHALK AND CHEESE
Road runs – don’t you just love them. The pleasure of driving (or riding in) something old – and treasured – with the sun (or even rain) on your face is a joy indeed. And if you can’t scrounge a lift, then even standing on the kerbside seeing / hearing and feeling the motion of heritage passing you by can be simply magical. We often take things in life for granted and it’s only when something like this Covid-19 rears its frightening head that we perhaps realise how fortunate we are to be just the smallest part of the great commercial vehicle preservation movement we have in the UK.
Generally speaking – during normal years – the events calendar is as diverse as they come but I must confess I’m a great road run fan. And in looking back at both the London to Brighton and the (now sadly defunct) Ted Hannon Northern Run, I wanted to share some thoughts and memories of these two particular events. And of course, go back through the archives to share some of the sights from both the Sunday morning leisurely trip down to Brighton and the happy weekend whizzing around the stunning vistas of Northern England.
Brighton Belle
It’s been around almost forever, but first let’s take our cap off to the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society (HCVS) which has long championed the preservation cause for commercials. Yes, while there are single marque clubs aplenty specifically interested in the likes of say Foden, ERF and Scammell, the HCVS has endeavoured to
