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Participants drive their vehicle across Lambeth Bridge in London, during the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on Sunday Nov. 3, 2019.Yui Mok / Associated Press A Canadian man known for his generosity and incredible classic car collection has been killed while taking part in a vintage car rally in the U.K.Ron Carey, 80, of Calgary, Alberta was killed while taking part in the famous London-to-Brighton Veteran Car Run for vehicles built before 1905, according to CTV Calgary. The vehicle he was driving, a 1903 Knox Runabout called Old Porcupine, crashed into a truck on Britains M23 highway. Careys wife, Billi, was airlifted to the hospital.Ron Carey was a well-known philanthropist and member of the Calgary classic car world. Some 67 of his vehicles were on display in Gasoline Alley, a car-centric exhibit at Heritage Park, along with over 200 gasoline pumps and various other memorabilia from the early days of motor vehicles.This building wouldnt exist without Mr. Careys donation, according to Heritage Park spokeswoman Alida Visbach, speaking in April of 2019. The London to Brighton run brings together pre-1905 cars to celebrate the Locomotives on Highways Act of 1896, which raised the speed limit to 23 km/h. It is the longest-running car event in the world, and starts in Hyde Park, London; runs down the old A23 road; and finishes in Preston Park in Brighton.The Telegraph reports Careys car had travelled off the event route and taken him to the M23, a major roadway that splits off from the A23. There were not clear enough signs at the junction. If you are not familiar with the area, then it is an easy mistake to make, said witness Jocelyn Gregory.It was not organized properly. It is a huge junction. There should have been stewards.Careys passion for vehicles will live on in the minds of his friends and through his
Origin: Alberta man killed in pre-1905-vintage-car event in U.K.

A brand-new automotive concours event in Newport, Rhode Island is taking steps to make classic car shows more accessible for the next generation. ‘Bout time!The first-ever Audrian’s Newport Concours Motor Week will be hosted by Rhode Island’s Audrian’s Automobile Museum, and is scheduled to take place over four days in early October.And in a refreshing effort to keep the next generation from getting discouraged by classic car prices that tower higher than their life savings, the event creators have decided to include a 30 Under 30 class. “The 30 Under 30 is a class designed for hobbyists under thirty years of age who have not spent more than $30,000 on their project,” the concours website reads. “This class has been developed to encourage young people to get involved in the hobby of car collecting and restoration.” “By having this officially judged class, it is our goal to foster growth within the collector hobby, by showing young people that collecting and restoring is not just for the affluent, and isn’t limited to cars in the hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.”The 30 Under 30 entrants will be displayed and judged (by Jay Leno, among other experts) alongside 23 other ‘regular’ classes on the final day of the event, which will include other, much more expensive cars, including the pre-Second-World-War classics typical of concours. Other concours highlights include a Tour d’Elegance.The event should draw a crowd, and not just because there will be millions of dollars of classic cars there; John Legend is also scheduled to perform at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.The inaugural event will take place at multiple venues in Newport from October 3 through 6, with proceeds going to a variety of local non-profit organizations. Entries are closed for this year, but guest tickets are still available on the official
Origin: New concours event welcomes younger entrants with under-$30k class