A typical raffle prize is a deluxe hamper or a bottle of bubbly.

So a musician playing at Chipping Steam Fair was left stunned after walking away with a Rolls Royce for the £2 he spent on a pair of tickets.

The 1972 Silver Shadow Mark One worth £14,000 was the amazing prize on offer thanks to the generosity of retired Bolton businessman Bill Richards, 62.

Mr Richards donated the car to Nathaniel McMaster, 15, who organised the raffle for armed forces charity Help for Heroes.

Nathaniel, of Main Street, Buckshaw Village, was running a fundraising car boot sale in Chorley when Mr Richards came forward to offer his prized classic.

The donation idea was originally suggested by the 62-year-old’s wife, Angela, last year.

And after her life was claimed by cancer weeks before Christmas, Mr Richards wanted to honour her memory.

The grandad-of-four, who is a former miner and pub landlord, kept the car in mint condition and had displayed it at shows until recently.

He said: “I felt the car was not being used but it is a classic so I just thought I would donate it.

“When you see these lads coming home the way they are, I thought it might raise some money to help them.”

The car, which has just 81,000 miles on the clock, was raffled at the 13th Chipping Steam Fair on Monday with thousands of £1 tickets sold.

Lucky winner, Clitheroe coppersmith and jazz musician Laurie Harrison, couldn’t believe it.

Mr Richards said: “Everyone was cheering and clapping and Mr Harrison was dumbfounded.

“When I handed the keys over I thought 'my wife has got her final wish'.

“I have no doubt she was looking down on us.” Mr Harrison, a father-of-seven, was playing on stage with his band, Jig Jaz, when the draw was made.

Mr Harrison, 59, said his 13-year-old son William was interested in cars and was doing up an old Land Rover at the moment.

He said: “When we heard that there was a Rolls Royce up for raffle we were all pretty excited and bought a couple of tickets.

“I still can’t believe we won. It’s a great prize. Every time I look out and see it I can’t believe it’s ours”.

The raffle raised £5,000.