The Duke of Gloucester inspected one of the Queen Mother's old cars
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Celebrations of the Queen's 80th birthday have continued with a display of historic cars, one for each year of her life.
The British-built cars, ranging from the 1920s to modern models, went on display at Buckingham Palace and were inspected by the Duke of Gloucester.
Ex-racing driver Sir Stirling Moss arrived in a Jaguar D-type.
Meanwhile, the Queen's family and friends gathered for a gala dinner with entertainment at Windsor Castle.
The castle was under tight security to avoid a repeat of Prince William's 21st birthday party, when a stand-up comedian wearing a peach ball-gown and high heels managed to gate-crash the event.
'Boyhood dream'
The oldest car at the motoring exhibition was a Bullnose Morris Oxford Tourer representing 1926. The exhibit for 2006 was a Jaguar XK150.
Others on display included the McLaren F1, a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, a Daimler VDP and a Ford Escort.
There was a car on display for each year of the Queen's life
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Sir Stirling said he regarded the Queen as a "fantastic lady".
"The fact she is 80 is incidental, it doesn't seem to slow her up and the great thing about her is she is a continuation of our heritage."
Tony Springate, 67, and his wife Gwen, 65, from Ilford, Essex, brought their Jaguar E Type to the royal display.
Mr Springate said: "I've had the car about 25 years. It was a boyhood dream to own it."
So far the Queen has received about 40,000 cards and e-mails from well-wishers.
There will be a special service of thanksgiving on Sunday, with members of the Royal Family gathering at St George's chapel at Windsor.
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