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.