A 1900 De Dion-engined Bertrand voiturette makes its way across Westminster Bridge shortly after the start
The hero cars from the Oscarnominated 1953 film Genevieve were the first out of the blocks for this yearʼs London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, which was blessed with atypically pleasant weather on 5 November.
The famous event marks the anniversary of the Emancipation Run of 1896, which celebrated the repeal of draconian restrictions on driving in the UK, and today hundreds of pre-1905 vehicles drive the 60 miles from Hyde Park in London to Madeira Drive on the Brighton seafront.