The second Wilmslow Motor Show attracted 30,000 visitors to the town.
Car fans and families flocked to the event which saw luxury and sports cars parade through the town and line the high street.
Visitor numbers were up 10,000 on last year and organisers have said that retailers and cafes enjoyed another bumper day.
Councillor Keith Purdom, chairman of Wilmslow Town Council, opened the show by sitting in a Formula One car simulator.
He gave his ride in the car away to a lucky young spectator – James Thorley, nine, a pupil at Ashdene Primary School.
A parade of 42 super cars started from the Boddington Arms and completed two circuits of the town centre, including three Holmes Chapel-made BAC Mono racing cars, one driven by racing driver Oli Webb.
Forty cars from 18 dealerships were exhibited down Grove Street and on Alderley Road.
Among the many brands were Morgan, Lotus and Ginetta, and there were Ducati motorbikes.
Police showed a smashed-up car, as part of their Think campaign, which belonged to Matthew Wilson, 21, from Poynton, who died after crashing in the vehicle. His parents Dean and Dee Wilson attended.
The event was organised by biker Steve Kennedy, of Mail Boxes Etc on Water Lane, and other members of Wilmslow Business Group.
Steve said: “It was another fantastic year, with a fabulous attendance.
“The parade with all its noise was quite a spectacle.
“People came from far and wide to the show, and the town coped well with the influx of visitors.”
Trips on the bypass in a super car and donations for pictures taken in an ex F1 car raised £2,500 for the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust.
The event was manned by 16 special constables, one of whom was filmed for the BBC as a new recruit working on a major event.
Steve said: “The show has attracted nationwide attention and is putting Wilmslow on the map.
“It’s about our restaurants and businesses benefiting from all the extra visitors.
“It’s one of the best things which has happened to the town and we were fiercely proud.”
