Car show closes London streets for motoring weekend

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Vintage car on Oxford Street
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Vintage cars arrived to a closed off Regent Street in central London for the The Regent Street Motor Show

Henry Howe Davies, 5, sits on a 1902 Dion Bouton
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More than 300 cars from past and present gathered on the West End shopping street, which was closed to traffic on Saturday

Jenny Sorensen from Australia with her 1903 Cadillac
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The annual show, organised by the Royal Automobile Club, will be followed by the Brighton Veteran Car Run on Sunday which starts in Hyde Park

Youngster Aline Smale from Hampstead sits on a 1904 Humber Olympia Tandem
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Thousands of tourists stopped to enjoy the display which featured vehicles spanning more than 125 years of motoring history

Aston Martin
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The show also marked 50 years of the Porsche 911 and 100 years of the Aston Martin brand

Porsche 911
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Ben Cussons from the Royal Automobile Club said: "With the sun shining for most of the day and so much to enjoy and experience, it was no surprise to see the whole street absolutely packed with a mix of serious car enthusiasts and clearly curious shoppers."

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