Peter Maddox and his yellow Vauxhall Corsa (Picture: SWNS)

A village in Cotswold was awash in colour today after dozens of yellow cars drove through it in support of a local pensioner.

Peter Maddox, 84, had been targeted in Bibury because he owned a yellow Vauxhall Corsa.

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People visiting the village claimed it ruined their photos and someone even vandalised his car causing £6,000 worth of damage.

Mr Maddox had decided to get rid of the Corsa but his fellow villagers have now come out to support of him.


A video taken from one of the yellow cars showed the village being besieged by brightly coloured vehicles.

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Tourists said the car kept on ruining their photos (Picture: SWNS)

Peter Maddox was overwhelmed by the yellow car protest (Picture: SWNS)

A hundred yellow cars drove through the village (Picture: SWNS)

The car protest, which involved around 100 vehicles, happened in the same week Vauxhall said it would name their yellow colour after the pensioner.



The car manufacturer said: ‘When we heard Peter’s story we were inspired at the way it captured the heart of the public.

‘We wanted to show our support for Peter, which is why we’re renaming our yellow shade to “Maddox Yellow”.’

Mr Maddox was overwhelmed by the procession of yellow cars, according to the organiser of the protest, Matty Bee.