JAMES Bond won’t be there but the car he made famous will be as more than 20 vintage and classic cars line up for a charity run through the countryside this weekend.

The iconic Aston Martin will takes its place alongside other names from the motoring hall of fame including Bentley, Jaguar, Rolls Royce and Sunbeam.

The cars set off from Broughton Village Hall at 10.30am on Saturday and will take a circuitous 130 miles route before they finish back in Broughton at the home of former Lord Lieutenant Sir David Younger.

Main organiser David Halsall said; “We did something similar to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. Everybody enjoyed that one so much we thought we’d do it again.

“We’re expecting around 24 to 25 will take part and it should be a sight to behold. Last time we were blessed with nice weather and the cars were able to go open-topped, so we’re hoping for something similar.

“The oldest car to take part will be a 1923 Bentley but there are plenty of other attractions from more recent times as well such as the e-type Jaguar and the Sunbeam Alpine.” One of the drivers will be 95-year-old war veteran Colonel Aidan Sprot. “He will be using a modern Honda but because of his age we have given him dispensation to be regarded as a vintage entrant,” said Mr Halsall. Money raised from the event is going to help the Marie Curie foundation. “As people have sent in their entries we’ve already raised a decent sum and we are hoping we can add to that,” added Mr Halsall.

For the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee event drivers were flagged from the start by the Duke of Edinburgh - a role that will this time be carried out by Sir David.

The cavalcade will take a break for lunch at Bowhill then continue to the Gordon Arms at Yarrow. From there they will go past St Mary’s Loch then down to Talla Linn, north on the A701 before finishing at about 5.30pm.