Thousands flock to Birmingham NEC for car show - in photos
Thousands of petrol heads flocked to the region see to check out and exhibit a huge selection of classic cars over the weekend.
Classed as one of the UK's biggest classic car events, more than 25,000 enthusiasts were at Birmingham's NEC for the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show.
Taking place between Friday and Sunday, the show brought together all aspects of classic motoring – from barn finds discovered after many years of storage to pristine marques with gleaming brightwork and proud as punch owners.
There was more than 1,000 classic vehicles on display in total and among those taking part were the Black Country Classic Car Club, which were showing off some of their bostin' motors during the three day event.
Member of the Black Country Classic Car Club, Sylvia Evans, was at show with exhibiting her original Fiat 500, which she had shipped from Livorno in Italy two years ago.
The 53-year-old, from Dudley, said the car had been very popular.
"The Black Country Classic Car Club is for enthusiasts and just a fun club – we've got various different cars from all different eras. We do local shows and meet fortnightly.
"We have our own section here with about four cars in total. We have 53 members but we're limited to the amount we can show and the cars have got to be 25 years old.
"We were here Friday, Saturday and Sunday and it's been good. The Fiat has received most of the attention – it's just very pretty car so I think it does pull the crowds in.
"I've had it for two years, we imported it from Livorno in Italy, and then obviously we had to register it with the DVLA. I'd say we've done some light restoration to the outside but made sure all the mechanical elements are spot on.
"I just take it out for shows but it's not really for driving, it just hasn't got the power. It can keep up with modern traffic on a level road but if I got to a hill struggles."
This year, there was also an out of action Austin A30 with only 24,000 miles on the clock on display at the event as well as a 1982 BMW 535i MSport in the Carole Nash Barn Find display.
Visitors also took help and advice from motoring experts and celebrities, looked at cars on sale from both dealers and from Classic Car Auctions, enjoyed live demonstrations educating even the most expert of restorers at The Workshop.
The stars of restoration TV show Salvage Hunters Drew Pritchard and Paul Cowland were in attendance and fresh off the back of his new series premiere.
For more information on the show go to www.necrestorationshow.com
