VINTAGE car owners were in seventh heaven at a rally in Cleethorpes.
A total of 68 Austin Seven cars took part in the rally, which started in Lincoln and ended on Cleethorpes prom.
The treasured old cars, some more than 90 years old, attracted many visitors who admire the bygone age of motoring.
It was the tenth anniversary of the Sevens To The Sea rally, hosted by the resort.
The motorists toured in small groups so as to avoid a long line and disrupting traffic through Lincolnshire en-route to Cleethorpes.
Gary Winchester, of Holton-le-Clay, said one of his vintage cars had a price tag of £12,500. Its original selling price was £140.
"It was a small car aimed at the working man," he explained.
"They were relatively cheap to buy. Mine has an electrical starter button and a three-speed gear box."
His 1929 oak-framed canvas covered car was in immaculate condition. He spends two days a week keeping it in tip-top condition.
Retired Ralph Pattison, also of Holton-le-Clay, cranked up his 1934 Mark I Austin Ruby.
He said: "They were the poor man's car of the 1920s and 1930s."
And owner Andrew Neale said: "Up until the Austin Sevens were made, most people would have had a motorbike with sidecar.
"Then the Austins came along and they were within the price range of most people. They wanted to be able to make a model for under £100. But by the Thirties Morris and Ford went into mass production, so the Seven was redesigned and sold for just over £99.
"But creator Herbert Austin was subsidising each model."
