Festival of the Unexceptional 2022 - HubNut's Report Pt1
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- čas přidán 3. 08. 2022
- Way, WAY too much incredible content for just one video! Hagerty UK's Festival of the Unexceptional really did not disappoint. A Hyundai Pony driven 1000 miles from Poland, a Montego estate, a Dutch Subaru Vivio Targa top, Astras, Cavaliers, Mondeos, Allegros, Marinas, Pandas and even a Mitsubishi Lancer estate wowed the commentator and many others. Next time, we'll take a better look around the Concours de l'Ordinaire, and see the winning car as the crowds descended!
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It’s so good to see these cars of yesteryear still on the road and being used. In these days of obsolesce this is a great example of making things last and reducing waste .
It strikes me now how much more colour and good design there were in the 80´s and 90´s compared to todays bland sea of electrified suvs and cuvs in shades of grey....
TVRs are allowed as long as they broke down on the main road right before turning into the trail to the show. A TVR that actually got there really is exceptional.
I know its a meme, but the Rover V8 isn't a particularly unreliable engine, and the rest of the car is off the shelf parts.
@@BlueXonar It's usually the wiring between the parts that makes a car unreliable though. Which is the reason why all european cars after the electronic revolution are to some extent unreliable. In the old days it was all poverty spec and the addons like trip computers can stop working without boogering the car. When you see americans restoring old mercs for example, it's almost always the stuff we didnt even get in europe that is broken unless they have been left standing and the injection parts are unsealed.
The palpable disdain as that Rangey crawled past. I salute you, Ian.
Nice to see my former Mondeo there. Broke me financially after recommissioning spiralled, but it lives on!
"Maximum misery." Classic line!
I smiled from the start to the finish of this video. So many memories, so many wonderfully maintained "unexceptional" cars! Great video.
I've looked at a few videos of the gathering from different You Tubers and honestly Ian always has the best commentary.
3:54 That's my Sunny! Thanks for the kind words.
A fantastic part 1 show report Ian, some amazing unexceptional cars coming in, I once had a Bright Yellow K11 Micra Inspiration for all of two months a few years back before it met the crusher! So many cars of my childhood rolling in to the show, looking forward to part 2 already.
My mum had a Horizon 1.5 GL back in the late eighties. Aaahh, the memories... Excellent video, Ian!👍
I just bloody love the Mitsubishi Sapporo! The styling just speaks to me, peak 80's and the rear lights are perfection. Great video, as always.
Without doubt my favourite Hubnut video this year thus far!!! Absolutely brilliant well done What a collection of vehicles! Keep up the good work Ian 🎥👌👌👌
All the best people put their festival of the unexceptional content up at 6pm on the Thursday after! Was lovely to see you both and the dogs 😊 looking forward to part 2!
I think it must have been a Mazda 121 I learned to drive in. I never really took much notice of what it was, it was just a little, roundish Mazda.
That's a really great anecdote.
Thanks, you're welcome.
I learnt to drive in my mum’s mk1 121 with the canvas electric sun roof. I thanked her for this experience by smashing the windscreen in the day after I past my test because I left the hand brake off and it rolled into a car park barrier.
Good to see you Ian, albeit briefly in all the goings on! Cheers for the shout out.
I always feel like I've opened a portal back to around 1998 when I see this show and gloriously so. Makes me want to go to a deliciously 90s shopping centre (one that has a fountain, strange moving sculptures and hot air balloons suspended from the ceiling), spend my pocket money on Bburago models in Beatties, check out the Hi-Fis in Dixons, treat myself to Now 40 in Our Price and get a green lemonade and a Belgian Biscuit from The Bakers Oven.
Wow what a great selection Ian, honestly this was so much more interesting than a bunch of super cars or exotica. Great to see so many nice 940's would geek out on those quite a bit....but my car of the show has to be the Audi 200 Avante quattro, ooph. Thanks Ian, great work. 🤘
Wow, just wow, many many happy memories just watching those cars - especially the Marina's, Ital's, Metro's, SD3's, Sd1's, TR7's. Thank you so much.
Great video, thanks very much Ian. Your enthusiasm for the event and the vehicles is contagious, and your knowledge is fab. Hope that you got the opportunity to speak with many of the people who you knew. Many of those vehicles were truly unexceptional. Your point about the Peugeot 106 was pertinent. Until about five years ago they were everywhere, usually in red or green, but then they just vanished. Maximum kudos to Gavin with the Tempra for understanding that when asked a question he should speak to you and not the camera. The dog needs an 'off' button btw.
I've been waiting for this. Amazing report and amazing knowledge as always. Cinquecento sporting was my first car! Great to see one still running! Thank you Ian!
Fabulous, thank you! Love the wing mounted, rear view mirror cars. Even in a drizzle, beautiful grounds 👍
That early yellow Cavalier, looovely, I can remember when they were everywhere, probably not in yellow though.
Smiling all through this. 😊 Appreciated the odd chat with the owners as you pass by. Even the dogs were excited. 🐕🦺🦮
So it's basically Festival of HubNut cars😎
Lovely to see. Cheers from Sweden
Over 20 years on, the Opel Tigra still holds my personal speed record of 210 km/h indicated. I was young and stupid. I don't hoon no more, at all.
Absolutely fantastic brilliant video Ian 👍cannot believe so many beautiful cars in one place my mind is blown it must have been like paradise
Well put Daniel, like paradise just without the weather though 😆
Thanks for this! Really awesome to see so many great cars!
Watching this with my patio doors open, my neighbours yappy things are yapping back at Diego's barking 😅
I drove a friend´s Alfa 33 1.3 a few times back in the late 90s, that exhaust popping and crackling of fuel igniting in the exhaust when you let go of the throttle was quite addictive
Fantastic Video Ian cheers... Hopefully ill get there next year
Brilliant!! So much to see,. Thank you Ian. 40:37 Mk1 phase 2 Laguna 😍👍
18:00 thought you were talking about the driver 😆 My car was like a sauna, heater on full windows open. Brilliant show and great video of the FOTU 👍🏻
Interesting video, so many everyday car's of day's gone by. Real wish list for future vids there mate 😉👍. Hope you made fruitful contact with owners there. Shows like that are a incredible source of content for dissemination and keeping the interest alive. 👍👍
Wonderful to see so many cars being kept and loved. As ever, Ian's knowledgeable commentary is fantastic and entertaining!
This makes me smile so much.
Thanks Ian.
love the hello happy t shirt
Amazing variety! I wish we had this kind of shows here in Sweden - and that so many lovely old french cars showed up! BTW, you say that the Peugeot 206 starts to be rare in the UK - funny, in Sweden they are still a quite common sight - my brother even got one... Renault Modus, on the other hand, doesn't seem to be common anywhere - better keep hold of mine... Looking forward to part 2!
Wow what a great turn out. Id never heard of the Festival before but I will definitely add it to my list of shows to visit in the future 🙂
Brilliant Ian - many thanks for the video
Brilliant as always Ian 👌 👏
Too much to see ....that Cresta PB ....beautiful
Thanks for the shout-out Ian and all whilst attempting to control a small yet mighty dog. 😅
Once again you did exceptionally well cramming in so many cars into the video. No mean feet considering the sheer number of cars.
Though I saw you a few times in passing I didn't see Carly at all.
The Mazda 121/autozam was interesting as I don't really remember them and so compact for a saloon car.
I passed the Mazda 323 F V6 and facelifted Renault Mégane coupe on my way down the A1.
I was surprised at how many Tigra's were at the show considering the Puma came along and pretty much set the standard for the segment. I always felt the Tigra was a good looking car though and much better looking than the Corsa B. Just not so good for rear passengers.
I also passed my test in a Corsa B Ian but in my case a five door GLS 1.5 TD. Oh the luxury. 😅
The MK3 cavalier CD with headlamp.wipers is a rather handsome looking car which has aged very well.
I was pleased to catch up with Shaun Henry and his R5.
I must say it was great to see how many Citroen BX and XM were attending.
The TR7 is definitely am Unexceptional sports car that shouldn't be discounted too quickly. My dad owned one in period and said it was dreadful but I tried one out at the Great British car Journey and really enjoyed it. I seem to recall Steph was also rather impressed by a TR7 as well.
That Peugeot 205 GT was also a little gem, the five door version of the XS if I do recall and completely overshadowed by the GTi models.
The MK1 pre facelift Laguna RTi spec was a sort of sporty, slightly above mid range model. It was available with a 2.0 16v engine and was probably the perfect balance for the car. Other petrol models at the time were 1.8 or 2.0 8v units or a V6.
The MK1 Mégane scenic also had the optional fridge in place of the centre rear seat which was a very expensive dealer option . It was nice to see there were also MK1 hatchback and classic saloon models.
The Probe really didn't do well here in period but it's great to see them now.
That very early Sierra caught my eye too and my Aunti had the 2.3 D in a samphire. Still remember waiting for the glow plug light to go out. 😅
Great show loved seeing the many mundane and unexceptional vehicles there.
The day after the show I drove up to North of Paradise Wales to Anglesey for my holiday and have visited the little transport museum there. That collection has some excellent vehicles and mechanical items on display including a good array of cars including a very rare Vauxhall Carlton GSI next to two Lotus Carltons (one non modified and one modified). Well worth a visit, plus the owner of the collection has some of the vehicles road worthy that could be test driven.
Great to finally meet an internet celebrity! Great also to know you passed my test on wipers with flying colours.
Great show; looking forward to Part 2! And the road test of that little, teeny Subaru...Always like the Volvo 240/740/940s, such honest, straightforward vehicles!
Tiny Daihatsu. Sadly I've just found sound issues on the recording so that's going to need to be reshot...
All those great cars, thanks for being there for me Ian, I wish I had the money to own more than one of them. Sadly no Fiat Coupe's, that was all I could afford, do people not care for them any more? I look forward to more wanderings from you. Cheers.
A delicious video indeed! I want them all! Thanks for a super video.
finding two Seat ibizas first gens is quite the treat, loved the talbot samba convertible, but my fave must've been that BX estate, reminds me of my godfather who drove one of those (a 1.9 turbo diesel) when I was a kid, which together with his later XM was quite the sight.
The Blue Skoda Fabia Saloon you spotted at around 38 minutes is my pride and joy, unfortunately I wasn’t allowed to display it in the unexceptional section as I was told it was too new🙄 it’s 20 years old and very rare tbh, I think as you said it should have been allowed in the show as a lot of people would have liked to have seen it, unfortunately I was relegated to the modern car park 😢 maybe you can help me get her on display next year 🤞
Great to see so many cars that have escaped the scrapyard grim reaper, still going strong.great show as usual.
Owner of the mk2 golf here, great video! It was bought in 1990 on a G reg 👍
Brilliant video Ian, so many cars that were once so common.
Omg what an awesome festival,seeing loads of the cars I grew up with,watched the video all the way through ,also quite a few I owned,including a Talbot horizon and a mk1 Mondeo,fond .memories of both cars,I might go to next years
My dad had had a Polski Fiat in the early 80's, I was told you could hear it rot away. It began to smell, too. He very swiftly swapped it for a Mk.3 Ford Escort Estate, the first car I remember.
All cheap Fiats from the 70s and 80s were like this :D "Rust already on the brochure"
They've made them from 1968 up to 1993 !! :D 25 years production run. The newest -> the worse quality they were. New model based on Polski Fiat 125p - the FSO Polonez had rear brakes downgrade to drums because the rear calipers went bad after every winter in those 125p. Rust issues were never adressed :)
Wow, that 45 minutes went in a flash! Loved the cars, loved the commentary.
as a teenager I could identify almost every single car on the road around here (so mostly 80s and 90s cars)- today I don't know anything about modern cars... it is all just a silver, white or black SUVs and since it has become chic to pay more for not having badges on your car, I can't even find out what I am looking at.. hell I don't even know which generation of Golf we are on currently..
Same here, i could name every car in this fantastic lineup within a second, but if i walk in to a new car dealesrship today i´m completely lost..
I have removed the badges of every car I have ever owned (including classics) apart from Mercedes that have holes under the badge.
Whenever I have bought a new car I have requested to have no badges, I have never seen the need or point of displaying the spec of a car.
That is an amazing show, had to show my dad the clip of the yellow Datsun Cherry Coupe, he used to have a silver one. I’ve got to go to show next year 👍😎
I think my favorites are the Tercel 4WD models. I was a fan of the whole L20 series of Tercel but the wagons were the best. They were small enough to park anywhere but roomy enough due to the tall roof that you could sit in comfort and carry a few things in it. neighbor down the street used to be able to carry a lawn mower without needing to break it down or sit it on its side(not a great thing with a gas powered mower). In my corner of the USA, Tercels were beloved in the 1980's and they were everywhere. We got the Mark II Astra as a Pontiac LeMans (complete with more cladding) from 88-93. I think it was the first Daewoo made car in the USA. It replaced the Pontiac T-1000 (Chevy Chevette) and to me was a better car then the Chevette/T-1000. I had a Chevette and it was a horrible little car (I swear it was GM's way of pushing folks to take public transport). I have not seen a Previa in years. Not even mighty Toyota could dethrone the Dodge Caravan during its heyday
I took driving lessons in a 1.4 diesel AX. I remember it fondly.
Love the enthusiastic style of Your video, especially those mini-interviews with some owners. Glad You mentioned the Moskvich - rare car even in Russia, mostly scrapped by its young owners (village ricers) in late 90's. Is there a chance to see Lada Samara at this festival?
Thank you. Sadly there was a lack of Ladas this year.
There is trundling around Gorseinon, a K registered 309 Style Diesel still on its original H.J Phillips of Llanelli number plates.
I also quite often see a pre face-lift 309 GR in Llanelli.
I LOVE the fact that to the drivers of the unexceptional cars arriving, they seem to recognise you immediately! Brilliant.
Great coverage Ian! I also love the 600s, wish I'd never got rid of my 623 GSi 😢
Loving that Ford bakkie and Alfa Sud (and 33) back when we still made real cars here down at the tip of the continent.
So many wonderful cars here! The Talbot Samba convertible, all of the Orion L's, the red Marina Mk 3 , the Renault Avantime, but for me, the car i'd sell my kids for is the lime green Mk1 Cavalier, the car my dad let me change gears in when i was a kid. Beautiful.
That was yellow, wasn't it? But yes, I loved that too - think they are great-looking cars. Sadly, very few of them left
Great video. Hard to pick a favourite. But I liked white early Metro van with vinyl seats. Cool Chemmy t-shirt.
22:50 - wonderful memories of my old Dad's Datsun Cherry and my second ever car, a Mk2 Cavalier (although I had an SR variant - sadly NOT and SRi though)
Cavaliers were all right.
My dad had a cdi mk2 then sri mk3.
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Id ahve one now.
What an amazing festival! Playing with the idea of a holiday in England next year to visit that event with my Volvo 480...
This is absolute car show perfection. I must go next year! Also, that Maestro Royal Mail van is local to me, it's been restored twice recently, the second time because it was stolen and used in a cash machine ram raid! True story!
I appear in the grey Volvo at 13. 04 and you appear at 0.43 in my video! A great day out.
I keep watching your videos, hoping to see a specimen like my MCW/Ford/Reliant Metrocab.
No luck yet!
I may just have to travel over from Ireland to one of your shows, to remind you guys of what it looks like!
It's a driving resto-in-progress.....
I think I'm going to have to start showing off my partners car as you don't see many around - it's a Renault Wind!
Wow. Brilliant review Ian. Great to see miss Bickley getting out further afield. I must attend next year in purple people eater otherwise known as ceecee
Great video. All these cars that you tend to forget they ever existed.
Greetings to Carly and the HubMutts, the hair and shirt look fantastic on her.
As a kid in the early 80´s, my parents had a Jetta mk 1 which was so poverty spec it didn´t even have a designation letter, it was just a "Jetta", with the following lineup being the L, LX, GL, and the posh GLS. I was always annoyed about our ultra poverty model, with plain white one-stage paint and houndstooth hard-wearing fabric seats. Today it would be a showstopper.
The Peugeot 406 and 205 were just such perfectly styled cars, friend has a bright metallic blue 406 V6 Coupe with tan leather interior and it still turns heads.
The Rover 600 was also a great shape but suited lighter colours IMO
I’d add the 306 and possibly the 106 to that list too… and the facelift 405. I grew up with these cars and they were excellent machines and pretty with it.
I agree about the 406 coupe though, that really was/is a very pretty car.
@@Si1983h Yes I missed the 306 despite my neighbour and my sister both having sheddy 306's that just continue to do their daily duties.
The 306GTi6 was an absolute weapon and looked like a happy puppy that just wanted to play 😊
@@MrOvershoot the GTI6 is a special car in my opinion… definitely not unexceptional!
if I get my life right, I can start exporting tempras, tipos and 124s to the UK I think.
lovely video
You don’t see many Mk1 Fiat Uno’s about. They seem exceptionally rare these days.. Great coverage Ian, It looked like a brilliant show!
Delicious is the word of the day and I think the best word for all we have seen so far. Look forward to the next episode 👍
Ecstatic for that Daihatsu Fellow Max road test! Loved your last one from NZ and I do love me some classic kei cars!
Sadly we had some major sound issues on the recording. Will see what I can do but may need to reshoot.
@@HubNut No worries Ian! Sadly stuff like that can happen from time to time!
Nice vid Ian. Some great cars! Attending this year either in a R8 416GTi or Honda Concerto 1.6i-16😎
My only feedback on the vid would be to maybe seek out more owners of particularly interesting vehicles (that you don’t know!) & get some (brief) backstory as these are often just as interesting as the cars.
Understand the time constraints- but it would definitely be an enhancement!
Lovely to hear and see a few XUD's rolling in 😍
The Russet Brown Ital is Sarah Crabtree's - her daughter Lily was driving it.
I love the fact that one car was blowing its' exhaust baffling out, that was pretty hilarious to see, it grew a tail... :P
Some lovely motors Ian. A few need mentioning Maxi & Mark 2 Cavalier. I owned 3 Cavaliers & 1 Maxi. Loved them
I had a pop up headlight Honda Accord and if you kept pushing the button the lights would get out of sinc and play on the offbeat! So cool!
I almost spat my beer out with your comment about the Metro city - "misery on wheels" 🤣
Vinyl seats = all of the misery!
@@AlfaGiuliaQV I remember driving a Mini city (850cc engine) up the A1 back in the early 80's from Leeds to Sunderland. All I can say is that it was truly terrifying trying to overtake a lorry in a 48hp car! I arrived at my destination a nervous wreck.
@@AlfaGiuliaQV Oh yes I went to Spain in a MK1 Escort 1100L in the height of summer, the black vinyl seats would get so hot you could hear your skin sizzle like a burger on a BBQ and then your sweat had no where to go so you got out dripping.
We had one, 1.0 litre but luxury cloth seats. Was actually surprisingly comfortable for covering fairly long distances, though it could have done with the extra 300 cc of a 1.3 (and a fifth gear). I overtook a Lamborghini in it once (yes, OK, it was a tractor)
@@AndreiTupolev I remember being stuck in traffic northbound on the M5 driving back from Cornwall to the north east of England in a Mk 1 Fiesta Ghia and going past Thrust 1 ( A vehicle that achieved the land speed record at that time) - it was on a huge tailer!
Ha, I still make acrylic Serck Marston plates, love seeing them.... :)
My Father had a Marina coupe briefly in the late 1970s. Hated it 😅 Traded it on a 1975 Capri GT in bronze in 1980. That was a lovely bit of kit, even though the auto trans gave out and cost him a fortune to repair!
32:10 That's almost exactly the same as my first car which was another Megane Classic. Same colour, same interior, same year - wonderful to see one there.
I like the way the GR Yaris and Supra completely threw you off the unexceptional scent lmao
Lovely report Ian.
There aren't many people who would gloss over a Spyker C8 for an Opel Corsa B. I love this channel !!!
I wish they had events like this closer to me. I love the idea of just a massive parking area of regular cars that were common when I was a kid.
Back in the eighties when I was a teenager, my Dad managed to bag a 1.5 Hillman Plymouth Cricket Avenger for £40 because it needed some welding done on it, he got the welding done and it became my Mum's run a round. A very good car too.
Vinyl seats, maximum misery. 🤣🤣🤣
03:27 sorry for completely failing to acknowledge your existence 😂 was clearly very focused on not rear ending Martin’s glorious E30. Another brilliant show report as always 👍
The 309 Style (with CB aerial) was indeed a poverty spec car, blanking plates galore. Also only got back on the road after 18 years a few days before the event hence the low back end as I had everything I may need in the boot haha.
Brilliant. Well done!
Great to meet the 4 of you (easy to find you with Titch in tow}! Wanted to go this year before the show gets a bit gentrified. Not sure what Mr Hammond was doing at a show featuring the kind of cars he's made a lot of money ridiculing and sometimes wrecking, probably commercial reasons. Telly luvvies aside, the show was excellent, facilities spot on, hope you enjoyed the dumplings!
Only 10 years until my Focus qualifies for FotU..
Did Mr Hammond bring Oliver along perhaps.
He did. That's him driving Oliver out of the event at the end.
Just superb!
another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍
Lots of interesting and lovely cars and a excellent video Ian 🚘🚙🚗👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️