CAR enthusiasts were out in force as a shopping village held a car show.
Petersfield Shopping Village, in Gosfield, held its TVR and Classic Sports Car Rally at the weekend, as it continues its year of events.
Classic – a 1952 Austin Sheerline
Admirers – car enthusiasts were spoiled for choice
The center celebrated its grand reopening in April following a refurbishment after it was taken over by new owners.
Throughout the year, it has seen plenty of success, and most recently held its first boot sale which was a big hit with the community.
On Sunday, Petersfield ran its latest car event, with hundreds of classic car lovers turning up to enjoy the day’s events.
Viewing – there were cars of all shapes and sizes on the day
Expensive – a red Porsche from the day
The motors on display included 44 TVR’s, as well as many other classic cars including Lotus, Porsche and Mercedes.
John Potter, one of the new owners of the village, said the day was a fantastic event.
Display – a selection of cars from the day
He said: “It was well visited and we had lots of good cars here.
“It was the biggest collection of TVRs ever in Essex in one go as there were 44 TVRs. The car owners told me the biggest before was 15.
“The public response was also really nice, lots of comments on how nice the venue is and everyone enjoyed it.
“We always wanted to hold a car event and are hoping to do two more next year.”
Old school – a class Ford from the event
Look inside – some cars showed off their classic engines
Mr Potter also spoke of the success he has had throughout the year running the village since its refurbishment.
He said: “The whole reopening and running it is going far better than we anticipated in terms of numbers.
“We notice when we have an event it gets busy but the weekends are typically very busy, and generally every day we are well attended.
“When we took over here, I am pretty sure if it had four cars in the car park it would be considered busy, now it is full most days, which has been great to see.”
Clean – cars were sparkling and fresh for the day
Drive – a look inside one of the classic cars
The village is holding another on September 11, with its next big event, the Medieval Tudor Fair on Saturday October 9 and Sunday October 10.