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Veteran Run celebrates 125th anniversary

The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run celebrated its milestone 125th anniversary on November 7, with nearly 300 pioneering pre-1905 cars and their hardy occupants taking part in what has become the world’s longest-running motoring event.

It’s now 125 years since the original Emancipation Run of 1896, which raised the speed limit for

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