HUNDREDS of car enthusiasts lined Chipping Sodbury’s main street on Sunday to watch more than 200 vintage vehicles rev up for an annual classic car run.

The bumper crowd is thought to have been the biggest in the Rotary Club event’s 21-year history, which has now raised over £100,000 for local, national and global charities and good causes.

Each classic car, motorbike and van was introduced on the starting grid in Broad Street by local auctioneer Nick Cragg, who stepped up as commentator for the day.

Mr Cragg said: “It was fantastic. There was probably more members of the public than we have ever had before, partly because the event has become better known and partly because the weather was good to us until after our lunch stop.

“We had some good comments back that people like having a little bit of information about each entry and it was really lovely to see our town mayor Cllr Paddy Smith and Chipping Sodbury Rotary Club president Reg Bleaden out inspecting and judging the cars.”

Local RNLI supporters raised £500 selling breakfast rolls to drivers and spectators. After the spectacular send off, drivers followed a stunning 80-mile route through the Wiltshire countryside stopping at Devizes for coffee and finishing in the grounds of Westonbirt School for lunch and a prize-giving ceremony.

The best car title was handed to Roger Warren, from Whitchurch in Bristol, for his 1965 MG midget, and best bike went to John Lewis, from Winterbourne, who entered his 1961 249cc Ariel Arrow.

The prize for best dressed entry was given to Robert Carr, from Hanham, for his flower power-themed 1967 VW split screen van and the president’s choice award went to a 1956 Bentley S1, owned by Tim Cross, from Bristol.