Their aim? To break the record of single-make cars in a parade all in one place. The organisers did it in order to raise money for the charity Breast Cancer Care UK. To add to the occasion, they encouraged participants to attend wearing suitably Swedish-themed clothes at the same time. They aimed for at least 600 cars to attend the event and break the record. It was held at Bruntingthorpe, an airfield that is mostly used for high-speed car testing and storage today.

With over 700,000 Volvos on UK roads, the brand’s loyal owners answered the call in droves, and it certainly looks like the record was duly broken, with well over 1000 cars turning up. However, we won’t hear official confirmation from Guinness World Records for some weeks, Autocar understands.

The Volvos were in all shapes and sizes, from the very latest models to the Swedish company’s very earliest models from the 1930s. Let’s take a look at the highlights: