PRESENTER Chris Evans enjoyed some father and son bonding when he brought horsepower of a different kind to the New Forest and showed his multi-million pound collection of cars.

The BBC Radio 2 breakfast presenter and The One Show star joined by son Noah handed over the keys of seven Ferraris and five classic cars to strangers to raise more than £800,000 for Children in Need.

Chris auctioned off the scenic road trip on his radio show where each winner and co-driver of the ‘Magnificent Seven & Famous Five Drive and Dine’ tours the countryside in all of the cars.

The group set off from Chris’s home yesterday morning before roaring into the Chewton Glen luxury country house hotel in New Milton last night for a banquet and overnight stay ready for the star to broadcast his radio show live there this morning.

Now in the fifth year, the fundraiser takes in various landmarks en route including Longleat House and racing driver Jody Scheckter’s home Laverstoke Park.

Chris said: “It has been fantastic. The event is bigger than it has ever been before.

“There are normally only seven cars and there are 12 this year so it’s much more ambitious. The sun’s out, the sky’s blue and everyone is having a great time.”

The seven Ferraris that drew up on the hotel’s croquet lawn at the luxury New Forest hotel included a 1961 Ferrari TR61, 1961 Ferrari 250 SWB California Spyder, 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB, 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS Spyder, 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO, a 1990 Ferrari F40 and a 2011 Ferrari SA Aperta.

The Chris Evans Famous Five includes a 1965 Aston Martin DB5, 1965 Morris Mini Cooper S, 1970 Jaguar E-Type, 1973 Lamborghini Muira and a 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta.

Managing director of Chewton Glen Andrew Stembridge said: “It’s a pleasure to be involved with this fabulous fundraising event for Children in Need and we are delighted to be able to welcome the drivers to Chewton Glen.”