SCORES of custom-made machines rolled into Beaulieu on Father’s Day.

Around 600 cars and bikes came together on Sunday for the Hot Rod and Custom Drive-In Day.

More than 6,000 show-goers immersed themselves in the cars, bikes, music and fashions of the custom world, which was held in association with classic American car club Solent Renegades.

Every variation of modified machine was on display in the jaw-dropping line-up.

Sleek cruisers with smooth bodywork and ‘slammed’ suspension rubbed shoulders with rusty rat rods, mammoth-engine ‘gassers’, tuned American classics and incredible chopper bikes.

Among the special machines on display was The Alchemist, a supercharged Ford coupe-based gasser which is well known in the custom scene.

Visitors also loved the Batmobile recreation which shot flames from its huge exhaust in a special demonstration.

Winning the Best Custom award was John Gregory, from Romsey, for his 1941 Chevrolet 350.

The Best Bike award went to the 1200cc Harley-Davidson Chopper belonging to Joe Cross, from Southampton.

The award for the Best American car, presented by Lord Montagu and Solent Renegades, went to the Michael Nash, from Swindon, for his Dodge Coronet muscle car. Voted for by show-goers throughout the day, the People’s Choice Award went to Brian Davison, from Portsmouth, for his daily-driven Chevrolet ‘stepside’ pick-up.

Hard Up Garage proved a popular addition to this year’s show with a display of outrageous hot rods.

They presented their own special trophy, made the night before using left-over car parts, to the Hard Up Garage car of the show, which was the Rambler station wagon owned by Luke Price, from Dorking.