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A major London event for 15 years that raised $1.7 million for local causes, the Fleetwood Country Cruize-in, is shutting down.

The event this weekend on the estate of London philanthropist and auto enthusiast Steve Plunkett will be the last, Plunkett said Monday.

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“It’s time to retire,” said Plunkett, as he was moving a 1959 Buick in preparation for the event this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

“It is bittersweet. I am sorry to let it go. I will miss it. What I will miss most is the evening show act, which is the most fun.”

Plunkett, 63, will spend more time on the North American car tour circuit, taking some of his prestige automobiles to events, and that’s why he’s stepping away from the event, he said.

He spends months organizing the weekend event, largely on his own, and it became too much work, he said.

“There is nothing in North America that comes close to this,” he said. “I’m invited to shows across the U.S. and I’m going to concentrate on that.”