Hosted and produced by local resident Mark Fletcher, the program returned to the annual show for the second year in a row.

While filming often takes him far and wide, Mr Fletcher likes to shoot as many episodes in the Southern Highlands as possible, and the classic car display at Chevalier College was the perfect opportunity.

Known as Fletch to his viewers, Mr Fletcher’s success has grown exponentially with production currently underway for series eight of his classic car restoration program.

He has just returned from a 19-day trip to the US where he drove along the famous Route 66 to film four half-hour episodes, which will run in addition to the regular series just before Christmas.

“It was a brilliant trip; one I’ve wanted to do for the past 20 years,” Mr Fletcher said.

“We had a massive three days in Vegas, then drove a 1966 Cadillac through Nevada, across Arizona to Kingman, then Williams, took in the sights of the Grand Canyon, stood on the corner at Winslow Arizona, Gallup, Santa Rosa, Amarillo, Stroud, ventured through Kansas, Texas, then ended up in Memphis Tennessee at Gracelands.

“The trip wound to a close at Nashville where we spent the last couple of days.”

Classic Restos airs a couple of times each week on the free-to-air Channel 31 television network.

The show is watched in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide, as well as on two networks in New Zealand.

After the success of his US trip, Mr Fletcher is also hoping to add America to the list in the near future.

Channel 31 is generally restricted to capital cities, although some areas of the Highlands can pick up the signal.

The program can also be viewed on the internet at www.tvs.org.au and www.c31.org.au.

For more information go to www.classicrestos.com.au.