Old Crocks Run - November 17th 1927

In 1927 when the editor of The Daily Sketch newspaper suggested that a re-enactment of the 1896 run be made. It was jointly organised by The Daily Sketch and The Autocar magazine and took place on Sunday 13 November 1927.

The Daily Sketch has called the event "Old Crocks Run to Brighton", in total 51 'Old Crocks' entered all of which were at last 21 years old - making the youngest car 1906.

The images below are from The Autocar magazine from 11th November 1927 explaining how the marks will be awarded and a list of the 51 entrants.

Below is the report on the Run from The Autocar magazine published on 18th November 1927, note the picture of V46 on the first page.

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