Said to be the oldest motor car event in the world. First run in November 1896, in the rain of course, and run most years since then. It is only a drive of 54 miles, but in these early buggies it must seem like a long way.
They were expecting over 500 cars to make the run. With a couple of stops along the way it must have been great fun. I wonder if anyone kept track of how many were run in the rain. I'll bet there were quite a few.
77 cars failed to finish the run. All cars must be produced before 1905. Boy, we sure love our cars.
photo credit: 2012 msn.com
