---
title: "Yellow Car Convoy Celebrates Man Whose Hatchback was Vandalized"
description: "Vandals trashed Peter Maddox's Vauxhall after people claimed its bright yellow color was out of place in a historic area."
date: "2017-04-01"
modified: "2017-04-01"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/8870/yellow-car-convoy-celebrates-man-whose-hatchback-was-vandalized"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Charity"
  - "Crime"
  - "Paint"
  - "Vauxhall"
---

# Yellow Car Convoy Celebrates Man Whose Hatchback was Vandalized

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Earlier this week, we brought you [the touching story of Peter Maddox,](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/8777/vauxhall-names-paint-color-for-man-whose-car-was-vandalized>) an 84-year-old former dentist who stumbled into the headlines after people complained he was ruining the view of a famous row of historic cottages in England by parking his bright yellow Vauxhall Corsa next to them. After vandals destroyed the car last month, Maddox decided he'd had enough and bought a grey replacement to avoid any more problems. But his supporters (including Vauxhall) weren't deterred, and today [a convoy of 100 yellow cars](<https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2017-04-01/yellow-car-convoy-parades-through-bibury/>) paraded through the village to celebrate the old man and his excellent taste in bold colors.

It was a ["celebration of anything yellow,"](<https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-39456449>) organizer Matty Bee told the BBC, and hundreds of people reportedly applied to take part, though the limit of 100 cars had to be set for safety reasons. [Yahoo News has video](<https://uk.news.yahoo.com/yellow-cars-descend-cotswold-village-100000771.html>) of the parade showing the huge range of cars that participated—you can spot everything from an old VW bus and a Reliant Robin to a Lamborghini and a Porsche. Maddox reportedly watched the parade as it passed by his cottage and was "overwhelmed" by all the support, and he certainly looks pretty happy in [pictures from the event.](<https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/yellow-car-after-yellow-car-turns-out-for-sunny-convoy-in-cotswolds/story-30242954-detail/story.html>)

True to their word, [Vauxhall sent a squadron](<https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/yellow-car-after-yellow-car-turns-out-for-sunny-convoy-in-cotswolds/story-30242954-detail/story.html>) of newly-minted "Maddox Yellow" Corsas to participate in the gathering, which came together on Facebook after word of [the incident in February](<https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2775555/vandals-scratch-sinister-message-into-pensioners-beloved-yellow-car-because-it-ruins-the-view-of-their-picturesque-village/>) where vandals smashed the windows and scratched the paint on Maddox's car and scrawled "MOVE" on the hood. Bee told the BBC [he was only expecting "15 or 20" people](<https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39467765>) to join up when he thought of the idea for this event, but over 1,500 people expressed their interest. There seems to be a strong sense of community among owners of yellow cars, at least across the pond—others quoted in the article say they wave to each other out on the road and feel connected in their communal choice to stand out a little bit.

The day was also planned to raise money for The Butterfly Garden, a local charity helping disabled people that Maddox chose himself, and the whole thing was so successful there's already some talk of turning it into an annual event. Whether or not that happens, one thing is for sure—whoever trashed his car must have *hated* it today, which makes it even better.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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