1898 Clement Voiturette

This car competed in the Lancashire Automobile Club's Manchester to Blackpool Veteran and Vintage Car Run in June 1990 and is pictured here in the Exchange Station car park in Manchester before the start of the Run.

It's an 1898 Clement Voiturette which was a regular participant in the Run, and the programme of the 1990 event had this to say about it:

1.     1898 Clement Voiturette

        Reg: DS 6713   1 cylinder   2.25 hp

        (Louise Williams, Hyde, Cheshire)

This charming little yellow veteran is believed to be one of the oldest

cars regularly run in the north west, but previous outings have not been

without mishap. It broke its crank on the 1987 Manchester to Blackpool 

run and repeated the trick on the following year's London to Brighton.

Last year, however, it completed both the Manchester and Brighton Runs

successfully. Louise was, by the way, the youngest driver to compete in

each Run.

On 17 Sep 2015 I showed a photograph of the car at the 1986 Run where it was driven by Louise Williams' father Clive, who is standing beside the car in the above photograph.