Carnage-style cars take to the road for Apocalypticus:Road2Ruin 2019

Petrolheads rallied round to mark ‘the best ever’ year of the three-day festival that revels in all things post-apocalypse, with cars being fashioned into zombie-slaying machines complete with flame throwers and monster truck tyres.

The festival is the brainchild of mechanical masterminds John and Geof Bitmead, who run Attitude Autos in Ambrosden near Bicester.

The pair are best known for their whacky creations including crafting the lifesize, driveable, and road-worthy Little Tikes car.

Land surrounding Westcott Social Club in Westcott, just across the Oxfordshire border in Aylesbury, was transformed in a whacky woodland fit for any zombie apocalypse on July 19,20, and 21.

Co-organiser John Bitmead said it was the ‘best ever’ year for the festival.

He added: “It was incredible, the best year yet with every single person wanting to come back, from festival goer through to entertainers and stall holders.

“I cannot put into words just how good it was.”

Flamethrower-clad trucks and a 9ft-tall Hummer were among the decked-out vehicles to make an appearance over the weekend.

There was also a three-wheeled ‘rolling torture device’ made out of a Daiwoo Matiz and a Kawasaki ZX10, plus wheels from a JCB digger.

Also making a return for the festival, once again, was the drastically transformed Ford Focus now known as the ‘Kittypocalypse’ car. It is a hot pink Ford Focus bodyshell sitting atop of a Land Rover Discovery chassis.

It has a host of additions to make sure it can fight off any zombie including drop-down mesh screen guards, a 50-cal cannon, and a rear-gunner flame-thrower.

The Kittypocalypse is fully road legal and was among those vehicles to prove it as they headed out on the annual festival convoy on Saturday, through sleepy towns and villages north of the county.

Shoppers wouldn’t have been blamed for thinking their rural roads were being taking over by the chaotic crews on board the creative convoy.

Organisers wrote on Facebook to thank everyone for their hard work, and long hours volunteered to bring the festival together.

The post added: “Thank you to all of our traders, bar staff and food vendors for keeping us well fed and hydrated.

“Thank you to all bands and performers for dedicating your time to entertaining us.

“Thank you to all riders and drivers who brought their vehicles to show off and take out on the road run.

“But most importantly, thank you [festival-goers]. Without your support this festival could not continue, let alone go ahead.

“Thank you for making such an effort with your costumes, thank you for travelling long distances to attend, thank you for being patient with our staff and crew when things haven’t gone to plan and thank you for being a big family and looking out for each other.”

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