Hagerty UK's Festival of the Unexceptional 2021 - full report
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- TWO Toyota Tercels, several Protons, Maestros, Marinas, the last ever Cavalier, some HubNut test vehicles and one happy Daewoo Matiz - yes, it's the Festival of the Unexceptional. A wonderful celebration of the ordinary cars of yesteryear. This report sees us attempt to capture as many cars on camera as possible. Thanks to all those who came to say hello!
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The Granada coupe, He has a Model Train channel on you tube - everardjunction. His layout is exceptional also.
Oh yes, that's a superb car
Yes exceptional is the right word for the Layout...
He does have a couple of videos of the Granada hidden among his model railway videos, as well as one or two about a Rover SD1 I think was owned by one of his friends.
Yeh...we all watch the same stuff lol
He has a very nice canal full of old shopping trolleys.
This is the exact reason I watch more RUclips than TV. 👍
Same
What's TV?
@@richardjames1431 I abandoned the TV 43 years ago. Haven't missed it one whit.
TV is dead, I only watch it when some world shaking news event is happening, like Trump attempting a coup d'état or for the olympics and a few other sport events I am interested in. (And even then I watch on the internet and not on an actual tv receiver)
Damn right !
Nicely put together video of a great day out. Thanks for the comments on my Granada, glad you enjoyed it. If you want the keys you know where I am :)
Ah, I thought it was yours, Richard. I have been watching from afar (although I think that does sound terribly wrong, doesn't it?? :) ) Anyway, greetings from "down under" & I look forward to seeing more on EverardJunction
One of the best layouts on RUclips
If they did BAFTAS for commentary at a car festival meet then surely Hubnut would have a shelf full. Absolute quality from Ian with his knowledge and enthusiasm. 42 minutes of pure joy and entertainment. Brilliant, brilliant stuff!
We NEED an event like this in the Netherlands too!
Ever heard of Elk Merk Waardig? Their meets are full of unexceptional cars.
Toujours un vrai plaisir de voir ce rassemblement. A really great show ! Wonderful cars.
Thank you Mr. and Miss Hubnut! These car show videos are always great. Couldn't help noticing a short cameo appearance at 9:30 of a Toyota Avensis diesel. A car which is exceptional for all the wrong reasons.
The Commer van brings back memories. Especially of the day when I pulled away up hill and the twin back doors opened and the load of eggs (and person sat with them) started to slide towards the open doors! It never stopped so fast in its live.
Yeah brings back memories, my Dad had a Commer Luton van with a ten foot plastic aerial which were the rage back in the 70's along with Mickey Mouse and Pluto graphics on the front and a La Cuckooracha air horn. I recall a child running out from behind an ice cream van and my Dad stomping on the brakes, we all nearly went through the windscreen the huge van stopped instantly despite or because it had huge drum brakes on the front. That thing had a lovely cushiony ride, I think it had coil springs on the front where the equivalent transit and other commercial vans of that era tended to have leaf springs. And the wipers parked themselves just under the roof line.
Looks like a great show! Tho my cars although very unremarkable are too new (2011 Honda Insight & and Dacia sandero)
Yeah, I have a 2013 Sandero but it would look totally out of place there.
GOOD NEWS!
New as it may be, in comparison to what is on offer at the show, the Dacia would still be very much in the spirit of the event. Maybe in 30 years time!
You may have new cars but you do your own maintenance, I like that.
PD!!! Master of disaster! I love your channel. ❤️
The yellow Kadett C looks exactly like my one which I owned as my first car . I was so surprised to see one in this video because I never knew that you can find it there. I thought in the U.K. only Chevettes have been sold. After the Kadett C production was stopped in 1979 and the Kadett D with frontwheeldrive had been introduced, a small number of Chevettes have been imported to Germany until 1981.
Thank you for this video of this absolute amazing motor show. 👍
It's marvelous to see that so many people take the time and care to preserve these 'ordinary' cars.
Not at all convinced that a car produced in 2022 will become classic, but I'm probably very mistaken.
Always ignoring the MGB's hahaha, I knew it!
That Maestro van immediately brings nback memories of me watching Mr. Bean!!! I remember some Royal Mail vans touring around in the background of several of his sketches, but not sure whether it were Fords or Maestro's.
When there is a lovely sculpted Triumph 2000/2500 and a W126 next to it, of course HubNut goes to the W126 that is boxy, and without character honestly.
Good to see you back on reporting and covering a great deal of a car show!
Cheers from Belgium
Sat through whole 42 minutes, and not a single Unexceptional car seen. Ian, that was a proper clickbait;) Props to Ms HubNut for exceptional videography!
Datsun Stanza was the first car I owned in the late 80's. Can't be that many of them left in the UK now. Very interesting video, thanks for posting it to RUclips.
It was the green Maestro van that got me sub'd to the channel about 3 years ago and I'm so pleased I found it. I'm sure Steph did a road test of the winning Proton. What an amazing show, thanks to the two of you for taking us round, Carly really is a master of the camera, so professional.
I'm not sure if Steph drove one or both! But I did watch her review of the Protons, which I believe are the two survivors in the UK 🇬🇧!
@@frothe42 I could well be wrong without checking but my mind says she drove both cars.
@@graemew7001 I thought so, but I could be wrong as well.
The only way to find out is to through her catalog.
Mr. Joseph Lloyd put up his video from this event yesterday, with more to come!
It is because of HubNut I subscribe to all these UK 🇬🇧 channels because of the unique vehicles that are offered.
I am hoping again to see a Nissan Figaro I saw at a local car show two years ago. It is because of Ian that I became so excited to see something I saw here on RUclips!
And I hope to record footage of the car show on Sat. August 7. Usually the same vehicles appear, but I like the rare classics!
@@frothe42 I've jsut checked the back catalogue and the second Proton wasn't the blue one. I too am all about the older cars from my youth and sometimes I even surprise myself with the knowledge I can pull from the back of my head about them 😂. I'm from the UK so shows like the one seen here feel like home to me, I was at one recently with a friend 16 years my junior and he just shook his head at what I knew. I must say though I love this subject because there's always plenty out the to learn about, nobody knows it all.
Yes :) Steph drove both my Black Protons - They were both at the show with one even winning the event! (Much to my surprise! :o
That Zodiac MK4 is beautiful ,Also very nice to see the Rover 600 just before it in silver, My dad had one of those for many years until a bus went into the back of it :D but definitely a trip down memory lane seeing that, What a fantastic festival and tour by Hubnut :)
Love these shows. Only seen them through the powers of hubnut. Many Thanks.
Thank you Mr & Miss HubNut, very enjoyable.
Thank you so much for featuring my Proton at 36:50 and complimenting him on the colour and scrappage scheme survivor badge on the back! I was overjoyed to see a Proton take home the top prize of the show, and totally didn't spend the rest of the show basking in the reflected glory! 😉
Great that you made it! More the merrier! - I need to find something else now for next year?!
@@JonCoupland Also despite my best efforts to remain out of frame I failed spectacularly!
Congrats again on the win, maybe someday it can be Pico's turn too. 😜
@@Howlingd0g better get your detailing brushes out now ready :)
@@JonCoupland Better yet, I've got some paintwork to touch up! Or somehow I need to find an even more showroom pristine Saga out there... hmmmm!
The unexceptional cars are far more interesting to me than the flash ones, what a great car show that looks!
A wonderful tour. Thanks, sir! 😊
That was brilliant Ian, what a fantastic turnout.
Thank you Ian & Carly for showing us the lovely cars. I couldn't get due to a few personal problems. Would have loved to meet you. Hopefully sometime in the future.
That was great, a real trip down Nostalgia Avenue especially the Triumph Acclaim, one of the best cars my Mum had.
It's like time travelling back to 1990 and seeing all the cars from the 80s and 70s that were still on the road back then
The Toledo is a clear winner for me. The epitome of unexceptional.
Cheers! It's a rare old thing that tests my patience regularly
Just like to say, Mrs hubnut does a wonderful job of filming i must say .
My dad bought a Seat Toledo to use for work, it was indestructible. It was a lowly CL spec so bottom of the barrel but it never once let us down. Always sat with the arse end scraping the floor as it always had a boot full of tools and ladders on the roof, even when the rear shocks failed, it still didn’t bother it.
I seem to recall it didn’t have any rear badges either as they were almost painted on the tail lights, probably sort of screen printed but I seem to remember being able to polish them off.
fantastic video, there are some truly exceptional cars featured, my personal favourite has to be the mark 4 zodiac, i love them despite the general disapproval that seems to manifest itself whenever they are seen/mentioned, its amazing seeing some of these rarities and its a great tribute to the superb efforts of the owners, one of the best hub nut videos, thank you
What a nice concours where a Zastava is on the top! Very friendly, indeed!
I've found myself watching everyone's channels of this festival. Amazing mix of cars here. And a different viewpoint from each of you. Different cars mean more to different people. Everyone has a favourite. I love how you ignored most of the posh stuff that shouldn't really be there as not unexceptional!
I have only ever been once to this event and I would love to go again at some point. It's a great event and I am glad people are preserving cars I once saw driving around or were cars my parents used to drive being loved and cherished.
I was literally walking through a 70s/ 80s multi storey car park…….Thankyou 👍🇮🇲😳💪💖
It was a great show, I did 250 mile round trip there and back, passed you a couple of times as well! my kinda car show!
I spotted a red cinquecento and you walked past it.... the perfect show for it as its getting rare now and lots of people havn't had the chance to experience what they're like to drive. My friend who's a mr2 driver, was stunned at how much fun mine was on the road.
That's a brilliant show! So many interesting and varied cars. Thanks for the video Mr and Miss HubNut!
Saw you walking around, should of had a chat. Great video as always
I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the Festival of the Unexpectional. It was great to see a lot of cars that I remember when I was a child & carried on throughout my years. I enjoyed seeing the Hillman Avenger Estate especially as it is the 1st Family Owned car that I can remember. However I do find the Proton's the most interesting but nice car's to see @ the show!!
Ahh the Daimler, one of my favourite videos.
Winner for me must be the Toledo 2 door. I love the styling.
Great video! The Zastava 101 deserved more attention as, along with the Simca 1100, it was one of the first family hatches, beating the Golf by three years. It was more than a badge-engineered FIAT 128 - like the Proton Aeroback was more than a badge engineered Mitsu Lancer.
I wonder if my 05 corolla saloon could one day fit with that crowd in the future, its in brand new shape - about 26 thousand miles and utterly pristine. Bit new, but they did start production in the year 2000 ish
Thanks for this Ian, great to see the MK IV Zodiac, my late brother- in- law had one in Silver Fox. Great show.👍😊
Montego estate was always my favourite car I had.passed test in 1970,so have had and drove a lot.passed my test in a commer karrier kvp15f reg.
what a great video very enjoyable and informative cheers!!
John shuttleworth will be delighted,there was an Austin ambassador y reg... 😂 If you don't know what I'm on about,search on RUclips...a great song.
Ah Ian you had the moment to sing "Austin Ambassador, Y Reg!" and blew it... John Shuttleworth, Legend.
Looks a great event really enjoyed that, thanks 👍🖖
I sang it in the video which will be uploaded in a few days' time. It's the law when filming a beige Ambassador, particularly a Y Reg one...
Awesome….would have loved to visit….sucks missed out!
I used to own a Daewoo Cielo 23 years ago when I was based out of India…..quite liked it….the Cielos/ Nexias and the Matiz were quite popular in India back then….
The amount of "Green grass and trees mate" is really something.
Australian "Green" flush with water, is not the same......green tinted brown at best.
Good job coverage of the event
You obviously don't live in Qld do you !
Great to see in-person events happening again, albeit slightly distanced. Actual human beings and cars! I can tell I'm getting old - in my mind most of these are just current motors! What an amazing diversity. Must admit, initially I thought the Royal Mail van was a different model of the Royal Nail van that I hadn't seen before. Talking of which, there seemed to be a lot of Mk.IV Escorts and Orions, but no Mk.IIIs. Maybe they were just too rusty to survive. Lovely Mk.V Cortina Ghia, the orange indicators worked really well with sable brown paintwork.
Does the phrase kid in a candy shop just love your enthusiasm Ian it's like your Christmas present come early
Would love to see a video on the Fiat Argenta and the Fiat Ritmo, seen one of each at this, both navy and beautiful
Also - I used to have a Polo bread van just like the one in the video, except dark blue instead of red.
I haven't seen those Seat Toledos in a while, they've all disappeared! They sold tons of those 1.9 diesels back in the day, all gone now.
Love a Twingo-Always used to see them on holiday-Why didn't Renault bring them to UK?Love the character and simplicity of them.
I should really, REALLY go there in my 440. There were none!
Fingers crossed we can next year, Covid and 440 allowing :D
I think there was and a 460
@@dafdaffer1 the 460 was in the video. Saw loads of 340 and 480, no 440's. Not sure if Ian filmed everything
@@rollingtroll yeah just checked my photo's. It was an M registered one in blue. I do love the 440s and 480s and always wanted one.
Finally a proper report from someone! I'm beginning to recognise some of them from their corresponding social media. I hope to go one day, once sodding covid is gone
The meaty Commer you mentioned is my 6.6V8 powered one. It'll be at the hubnut social at the Motorist:)
A great whizz through the ranks of the remarkable unexceptional
Great video as always 👍😃
As the Show covered the Unexceptional I thought I would mention my observations of Cars in Japan in the 1990's. Unusual names: CAR SAURS a Car wash with Dino Logo, Chiffon Bistro (small car), Mitsubishi..Super Great Truck. And a car similar to the Toyota Tercel the 4WD Carib. It had a factory saying written, in english, low on the doors which read "The smell of Asphalt makes CARIB scream"I wanna get back to nature". Giving it off road cred.
Good to see you Ed Westby!
Your such a good team making videos, thankyou for everything you do its much appreciated. Hubnut social next!
Great video, too busy working so couldn't attend but this was a wonderful compensation.
I thought the 75 would of been too modern, was going to take mine. Doh!! Love moonstone blue.
Hi Simon ... the 75 (Wedgwood Blue2) is mine. I "only" had a spectator car park ticket but one of the guys checking tickets on the way in was a 75 fan, so he redirected me to the Exceptional Car Park area! I saw 2 other 75's in the spectator car park. Bring yours next year?
I used to see that 106 van almost everyday 😂👍
Wow, this man knows his stuff!!
so nice not to see any modern ugly SUVs... I would say all these cars here at this festival are actually exceptional really in design... a field full of modern SUVs would look unexceptional as they all look the same and very boring!
Yeah they knew how to make normal cars interesting. As you say now it’s mostly 320d m sport and suv. And most manufacturers make basically the same car.
Very enjoyable, some fantastic cars, it all seems very recent when many were plentiful on the roads
I'd love to go to this. A proper petrol heads car show
The Carina is lovely; had one as a company car in 1990 and such a complete design. I noted on that Anniversary edition, seems they have filled in the rear spoiler space to the window as in mine had a clear dish shape. Details, details 🤗
Walks past a beautiful Fiat Panda @16:47 like it doesn't exist!! 😯⚠️🤔
Almost feel my families 206 SW is far too modern for this event! Though was lovely to see @Tapes & Spanners Clio in the video!
I bet that particular green Audi 80 you walked past to get to the black one is more rare than the black one, being a 2.0 Sport SE auto.
What a collection! Great stuff.
24:50 What an eye for detail - different plates ! LOL
I'm surprised i didn't see any Fiat Uno, it's the perfect event for them
The car I passed my test in!
Think the Jensen Interceptor owner missed the concept of the show. I'm sure they were a bit of a supercar back in the day
@@glennpowell3444 6.3 V8, 325 bhp, not really fit with unexceptional part in my view, oh and you had to wealthy to buy one.
@@glennpowell3444 Yes, Jensen did have build quality issues. My old P1800 (as per photo) was built by them, all the early ones were. But Volvo ended the relationship because of said issues and built the rest in Sweden until the model ended production in the early 70s
I couldn't bring my car to this, although I doubt a 32 year old BMW 735i is really the type of car the croud would enjoy. Maybe next year!
Thank you Ian and Mrs Hubnut for making my food poisoning more tolerable :-/
Couple of cars I would have said weren't supposed to be there, and lol at completely ignoring the Sierra cosworth
This video has inspired me got go out and buy an estate car that is totally unexceptional...
Hillman Avenger sold as Chrysler Cricket in US
Placed a For Sale sign on my grandfather’s one when I was a kid. And it wasn’t for sale…..
A Jensen Interceptor showing up to a show like this, really?
Would love to see a review of one of those early Espaces!
that proton black knight is the only known survivor in that trim, and i think it's only got 21k on the clock
I've just been out and checked - its now at 13,123 ;)
@@JonCoupland wow even better! You haven't got another at 21k? Or am i thinking of a totally different car lol
@@lucythemoggy1970 I have one at about 30,000 and another 41,900 :)
@@JonCoupland wow!
I must admit, I think that flash cars like the bentleys should be banned from that event, as they're just not interesting.
The gentleman who owns that Polo breadvan in the concours actually lives near where I work!! He was telling me about the event on Friday, but he didn't tell me that his car was in the top 6!!
Without doubt though, the breadvan, the mk1 Punto, Myrtle, and Matt's 740 were the best cars there. 🙂
I thought the Post Office Marina van was the best....
I'm fairly sure there was only the Maestro van in Post Office red at this event but I saw a Morris Ital in the same colours a few weeks back returning from an event at Gaydon.
Brilliant x
Just the one Mini unless some not picked up on the video
AY UP MR HUBNUT
Incredible how many everyday cars like these fell foul of the Ford scrappage scheme in the late '00s. It made my blood run cold seeing a car transporter loaded up with what were probably still decent cars with plenty of life left in them being taken off to the knackers yard instead of being someone's first car after they passed their driving test or denying anyone the opportunity to find an affordable car as a daily runabout.
Hi Ian! You included cars, like the Skoda favorit, Maestro and Lada Niva! But not the lovely TR7s!😡😭 How, could you! What's wrong with you?!😡
Still trying too find a very special car when standing next too a moonstone blue 3door cosworth🤔 great vid tho👍
If there was an Olympic medal for adoration of really mundane, boring vehicles then you would be GB's Gold medal contender for sure !
Weirdly I enjoyed it a bit too much !
ARAF! 🏴
8:18 I think you need to make a real road test video on that buggy
(Un) Exceptional video Ian, love your show walk arounds, and you are attracted to exactly the same vehicles as me...
You walked bye a rover 200 BRM 😦
What characteristics must a car have to qualify for this event?
Generally pre-2000.