THOUSANDS of motoring enthusiasts made their way to Wroughton Airfield to admire some of the fastest, most beautiful and famous cars ever created.

About 2,500 car buffs parked their prized motors on the Science Museum airfield for the Adver-backed Wroughton Classic Car show at the weekend and thousands more came to have a look.

As well as the some of the finest engineering on four wheels, visitors got to see local teams battle to build their own mechanical marvels during the live filming of Channel 4's Scrapheap Challenge.

Organiser Greg Dunningham said this year's event had been even better than last year when more than 6,500 descended on Wroughton.

"A lot of other shows this year had to be cancelled because of the poor weather. We've been really lucky because it's really solid ground here," said Greg.

"We've had thousands of exhibitors camping out alongside their life savings "There have been people with every type of vehicle from Minis to Jags to Rolls Royces, so something for everyone."

Families soaked up the sun and the petrol fumes watching the filming and the huge range of vehicles, which included television classics such as the legendary Starsky and Hutch Ford Gran Tourino.

Visitor Kevin Hatchmer said: "We came down last year but it is a lot bigger now.

"We have been watching the Scrapheap Challenge filming which was fantastic."

Kevin's five-year-old son Reece said: "I've had a fun day and got a new toy car."

Phil Prior drove his Dukes of Hazard Dodge Charger from Stratton.

"I grew up watching Dukes of Hazard so the 1969 Dodge Charger is pretty much my dream car," said Phil.

"This was an ex-Warner Brothers car that they used for promotion, so it was already done out when I got it. But I did strip it back and build it up again in 2004.

"Much as I'd like to I don't use it every day. It only gets about nine miles to the gallon. It took £50 of petrol just to get down here, but it is definitely worth it."