Spectators lined the road with cameras and flags as the numerous vintage vehicles mixed with modern traffic. Some of those taking part took advantage of the service station to grab a break or carry out running repairs. The 400 plus pre-1905 veteran cars left Hyde Park at sunrise and passed many of London's landmarks before heading south and the long Sussex stretch to Brighton. The cars stopped off at Crawley, the halfway point. See our story Veteran cars on the road again.