VINTAGE car enthusiasts flocked to see rare American cars at Ropley Station on the Watercress Line.

The show near Winchester was staged to celebrate the Packard Car Club's centennial meeting.

Attracting the most attention was an 82-year-old Packard model.

Joining the 1917 veteran were 25 other models, all made in Ohio, USA, in the Twenties, Thirties and Forties and restored as new.

In its day, the Packard was considered to be the best in the American luxury car market - plusher even than the Cadillac.

Military versions were often seen in Britain when driven by US staff officers during the Second World War.

Event organiser Derek Creesey said: "The day's gone brilliantly. There's been a lot of public interest in the cars and we've hopefully got more people interested in the Watercress Line."

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