bloody ace. thank you, steph.......and kudos to the young guy who had all the cassette tapes n likes dr hook and loves driving n listening. he's a keeper for someone!!!!!!!
You have a great instinct for finding very interesting people to interview. The lady with the citroen and the guy with the carina estate more than deserved screen time and your interview skills gave them space to tell their story. Here in Ireland it's very difficult for a first time buyer to get insured on an older car. We don't have ulez yet but I'm sure it's on the horizon. The amnesty idea is a good one. Great vid!
That's me with the Carina estate! I also followed in directly behind that Lhd Fiesta and was wondering about the story behind that. All my Christmas tapes were gone by the end of the day! Great video, and thanks to everyone I met for making it a great show too!
People forget that in the 1990s if you had a car from the 60s or 70s it was considered a classic ,it’s the same age gap for the modern classic ,got to go next year ,loved your video as usual x
Yep, I’ve got a book called “Cars The New Classics” from when I was a kid, where “new classics” means post-1945. That book is older than most of the cars in this video…
Its a great looking show, and more importantly, comes across as friendly and welcoming. To me, seeing these brings back memories, and well done to all who chose these over a Euroblob
I know nothing about cars but love their different designs...The technical anecdotes are lost on me but when someone says, for instance, 'I really like boxy looking cars', I can really relate to that...Always enjoy your videos.
Great review, Steph! I loved the Toyota Estate and its very enthusiastic owner! I am with you on the ulez and general waste - totally agree with you! It's such a worry on how to keep certain age cars on the road when they are quite capable, just dont meet modern random targets.
The problem is: people believe that a new car is good for the environment. They want to believe this marketing strategy because they want a new one. And there are some folks who use old and “uncomfortable” cars as a daily driver. My only car is a 2009 Citroën C1 low spec. That is economic driving and repairing without A/C and power steering like in the eighties. I hope I can keep her forever… 🚗💨🇫🇷 Thanks Steph, for the pictures and the interviews! See you next time »»» Martin
What a great show, lovely to see such a great verity of normal vehicles that are loved. I passed my test in 1982 and took over ownership of my parents 1961 series 5 Morris Oxford, she was 21 years old at the time and that seemed ancient then, im nearly 60 now and my daily driver is a 25 year old Freelander 1 that doesn't seem that old lol. Proof that age means nothing, if you like it, keep it. Keep the videos coming 😊
I've got a 1992 Subaru Omega which has been in our family since my mother bought it brand new for her small tour business. Like you say, there is a period with all cars where they aren't considered old or rare enough to be valued. This is the time when they all end up as scrap metal, when in another ten or 15 years people would start to notice them. That ten or 15 years is when they are most vulnerable.
Hi Steph ! We were there yesterday, great day and overwhelming display of cars. We enjoyed the day with ou english Friends. I saw you but I didn't want to bother you while being interviewed. However, my friend Sue and her sister Jane had a photo with you 😉. Take Care, Hugues from France 😘
My preference would be mainly american cars from the 1920s to the 1960s, traditional customs and hot rods. But sometimes you want to see something different, that's what I like about your channel! And I do feel nostalgia when I spot cars that were common when I was a kid, but that have vanished from the streets, so I would love to go have a look-see at this event! Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
Aha! Thanks to the guy with the Toyota, I now have three new tapes that replaced some I had taken from my car at another car show 😮. Although some may dispute the quality of the music from 70s, Motown and Barry Manilow, the sound quality on all 3 was absolutely A1! Great for my drive back down to Sussex last night 😊
The biggest headache with keeping the future classics going will be electronics. With something like the Minor there are lots of people who can fix anything that could go wrong but most of those would not be able to do component level electronics diagnosis and repair. Not sure if it exists already but it would be possible to make a universal conversion kit to replace faulty engine management computers.
Great review Steph! I'm loving your channel more and more these days, and find myself watching less of similar channels in the same space as yours. You speak so eloquently the same way good writers write! Keep up the good work, and nice interview with Twingo Chris...(I actually bought one from him earlier this year!!)
That's so surreal, I was at work today doing something a little bit mundane and repetitive, and suddenly remembered Doctor Hook. My Dad was a fan back in the day and I was trying to remember their songs (I remembered two!). Great video Steph =)
What a fantastic show! All those cars you just don't see any more. What to choose as my favourite..? From sleek Citroëns to a humble Lada, big Fords to a tiny Twingo. I did just glimpse a Lada Niva, which I owned three of back in the day. Brilliant off-road, slow and very thirsty on it! Totally agree with you on ulez. To me, it is just one more way to fleece motorists. The rot set in early this century, when the scrappage scheme was introduced, supposedly to help the British car industry. The net result was many perfectly good cars dumped, and small foreign cars bought. Brilliant (!) An exemption seems the way forward, but politicians are so obsessed with green issues I can't see it happening. All I can suggest is enjoy your cars as much as you can, and don't drive into cities to feed greedy councils!! Brilliant video as always!
It makes me want to go out and buy something to restore. I always wanted a TR7 when I was younger. I have to say your videos are amazing now Steph, really professional. Well done you.
Great review of the show, Steph. It was an amazing day, as usual! :-) My MR2 at 10:11 - Maybe too exceptional (even if it is just an old Toyota ;-) ), but I have to attend this show.
What a great show! I live in the US in California… so most of these cars were not available here which makes this video a visual treat! I drive a 1982 Mercedes 300td… and it is grandfathered in because of its age and because it is a diesel, so I don’t have a hard time keeping it registered even with California’s strict emissions regulations… I use mine as a daily, but if I didn’t I could register it as a classic vehicle that would give it less stringent registration requirements if I only drove it occasionally. Thank for this video, this car show looks incredible!
Great video Steph and a great show. In answer to your question I love cars of all ages. I love the 80s and 90s as that's what was on the road when I grew up. I love 60s and 70s because of the looks and how they feel to drive. I also love pre war as they are bare bones motoring
That was smashing! it's so interesting to hear the comments from the owners and, of course, from Steph herself. I agree with all her comments about the unnecessary scrapping of perfectly usable cars.
Speaking as someone so very, very far away: I was dreading missing virtual attendance of this wonderful event. Lord and Lady Seabrook (or however you people do that) took a well earned respite from this year's show. I am thanking the occasionally merciful fates for our Stef.
Looks like an awesome show!!! Beautiful grounds where the show took place. Great to here that the people in the U.K. are into classic cars!!! Here in the U.S. we have many good car shows as well. Thanks for sharing.
I love looking at some of the British and European cars that were never sold in Australia. The version of the Nissan Bluebird shown here is quite different to the Bluebird sold in Australia. The Honda Jazz shown in the video was sold as the Honda City here. Very interesting and educational video!😊
I must say I always enjoy watching the coverage of this show. There are so many cars we took for granted growing up that have now become so rare it's a joy to see them and remember some of the people who passed through our lives who would have owned similar cars, or we may even spot our first car among them. It's kinda hard to believe that cars that came out in the mid-90s and early 2000s are now between 20 and 30 years old.
What an amazing show Steph, and it's great to see so many younger people have a passion about car's that were brand new when i started my career in the motor trade back in 1991 😊
Good video yet again and don't get me started on ULEZ politics you are absolutely bang on cue and this show shows the potential future classics cars that were brand spanking new as born in the 70's raised in the 80's yes we do need amnestys and expemtions on cars from the late 70's through to the 2000 plus the whole emissions based criteria is stupid as a car passes an MOT and if its emissions fit that criteria then it shouldn't be scrapped based on a political agenda for EV white elephant cars that are too costly have no resale value and uneconomical to repair if the batteries fail after the warranty has run out or catches on fire great content as always
I’m big on us looking after our heritage. I am FURIOUS at Huddersfield top dogs at the council who have let our town go to ruin because they don’t value heritage. The gorgeous indoor market totally neglected and the car park knocked down. Sick of it all.
When you live next to a constantly busy main road with really bad air pollution like I do, you might appreciate clean air initiatives. Just a different side to the discussion
@pit_stop77 as I say, I fully appreciate and understand there needs to be a solution but I don’t think forcing people on low incomes to get rid of their cars (a lot of people in older cars are on low income or pension) is right either. These are often the people doing shift work. My friends grandparents who take a couple of trips out a week were forced to get rid of their car because of it, despite doing less than 1500 miles a year. There must be a meet in the middle solution.
Superb video and thanks for sharing. Gosh, this is a trip down memory lane! And It reminds us of the modern souless crap of today's cars. Yes, the older cars in this video had problems, but they had character which many cars now simply do not have.
Myself and a good friend were discussing ULEZ and high road tax for older cars. We both reckoned there should be some sort of road tax discount that encourages people to look after cars and keep them running much longer, which we all know is better long term from an environmental perspective than buying new cars every 5 years or so. Less said about big heavy, expensive EV's the better. We figured tax discounts starting at 20 - 25 years old increasing at the 30 - 35 years old age bracket before finally reaching 40 years old and becoming fully exempt. Keep the ULEZ discussions up. As owner of a 1993 Citroen Xantia who works in central Oxford the up coming bus gates and Zero Emission Zones are a very frequently discussed topic for us car owners.
@@idriveaclassic it’s a sad fact that the UK government have long held the view that our roads are full of dirty ‘old’ cars polluting the environment. Not everyone wants, needs or can afford something modern & throwaway full of the latest tech. I’d love both my kids to own some kind of classic that I can help them maintain & improve, & they can learn with & enjoy. Seems to be sadly missing with so many young adults nowadays!
Being born in the 80’s, I like the 80’s, 90’s, early 00’s cars. The old 50/60/70’s stuff doesn’t interest me, I do appreciate them, but I would walk past to the cars that do interest me. By the way, you are are really good interviewer, asking the right questions, and questions that everyone would want to know, and thanking them for bringing their cars is a nice touch 😁👍🏻
Hi Steph enjoyed your video very much didn't even know about this festival. Sadly I didn't see my car represented there in any of your footage I believe at the moment it is the only one on the road in the UK a 1995 Renault Espace tdi, very sad.
Great video. I must visit next time. I do totally agree with your views on ULEZ and the perfectly good cars which are scrapped. Its time the do gooders stopped getting their way and the realistic and practical people started getting listened to.
I didn’t make it so love this! For me, I love this age range of car as it’s nostalgia for the cars I remember. And some of the cars I owned when I started driving. Thanks for the video!
I will have to get to that show next year and make a weekend of it. I'm with you on the ULEZ stuff, there's not enough classics to make a difference and also making a newer car causes more pollution than keeping an older one would or should I say it would take years to recoup the difference back. You're also correct on "what's a classic?" moving forward, ten years ago I would have said "a Maestro? a Nova?....get real!!" but now they are rare and are a classic, life moves on.
Great show report Steph. Just the sort of cars I like here, the ones I used to see parked in a side street or outside someone's house while I was growing up in the 80s & 90s. I get more enjoyment out of things I would have seen in person during normal everyday life.
Wow steph, I didn't realise that to enter the concours it didn't have to be literally concours! My morris minor is due to be finished this year, after 5 yrs off the road and a bill of approx 14k! You interviewed me at kelmarsh hall way back in 2018 with my moggy lucy, and it was my first national rally since joining the club, so that has inspired me to enter lucy in the concours section nxt year!
great vid. people (or the organisers) need to pay attention to the key word in the name of the show...Unexceptional. far too many going that dont meet this criteria.
Enjoyed the show! My only suggestion for Hagerty would be extra toilet facilities with a reliable water supply. Extra vendors/stalls would also bring a bit of something more to the party!
Hard agree on the toilets. Vendors, it’s been super hard to pull vendors on events this year, were dirt cheap for Rustival stands and the take up hasn’t been enormous.
While Ferrari as a marque is certainly exceptional, the widely unloved and much derided Mondial that entered the frame during the last 20 seconds or so of your coverage certainly fits the spirit of the show. Thank-you for another great vid of FOTU.
I’ve always thought how it’s easy to build a Ferrari or any other exotic. No real cost worries. It’s much harder to make a budget car good and all these cars you’ve shown are truly great and really interesting..! Twingo being a perfect example…
Some great classics, good to see the younger generation getting involved. I was speaking to some (younger) people at work regarding new cars, they said I was mad keeping an older car (mines 2013). They said, what I need to do was get a new car on PCP and exchange it every 3-4 years. I said no way, I’ll always be in debt, the response was ‘yes, but cars are no good after about 4 years, there to old and it’s better to get a new one. It’s a shame that the people going on about saving the planet seem to be the ones contributing to its demise…. I need a new car because it’s too old, I need a new phone because a newer ones come out. I’m sorry but I was brought up with the make do and mend mentality, buy something, look after it and it will last for years.
My daily drive car is a mint 1999 Lexus 300gs mega reliable. I have owned it for 19 years. Also got a good condition 2000 'W' reg XJ8 and a Bentley T1 1970.😊
Regards "show type" I.E. older versus newer, I'd like to quote Pink Martini: "Life's a lot richer with a healthy mixture, and not to mention much more fun!"
Steph, don't know about the show, but that walkaround was Exceptional! Highlights for me: that first gen Honda Jazz - never seen one (and I've run three later models!). Also, a silver Polo Country, just like the one we owned from new and drove until it died 17 years later (sob). And there was a Polo Harlequin hiding in the distance - haven't seen one in years! Yes, love this show (perfect for the Honda Logo you were picking up!) and I prefer this format - just like the ordinary car parks of my youth ... just as they are, in usuable form. Thanks so much!!
I’m about the same age as you, maybe a bit younger, and had numerous 106’s and 306’s that I bought for between €200 and €600 and the were basically disposable! I would buy it, drive it until it broke and the just buy another one…mad when you think about it wish I’d kept one or 2😅
What an amazing show, I'd love to visit. Great to see Citroën ZX getting some love. Bought one as my first car 24 years ago (that makes me feel old!!), great cars, smooth, comfortable with fantastic handling. 😃
I'm going to blame you Steph for being glued to your great documentary instead of preparing the Sunday roast. Now we are both in trouble. Hope they like salad!
It's always governments messing things up for cars. Effectively killed the US industry in the 1970's, which it has never really recovered from, and Cash For Clunkers took out a big chunk of potential classics as well. As you said, these things are a form of heritage and once they're lost, they're lost forever. These bread and butter cars deserve to be remembered.
Great review of this show. It looks fantastic. Just on ULEZ, I'm all for clean air but how big a problem are classic cars in city and town centres? I'd favour some sort of amnesty as well.
City zones can make sense not only because of emissions, also the chaos and congestion caused by cars. However, giving a real alternative with excellent public transport so that cars don’t seem necessary in the city would be better than charging people extra taxes. That way people who want cars can enjoy them and don’t need to bring them where they are a problem.
Thanks for the great video. A friend of mine invited me to come along to this show, but I couldn't make it due to prior commitments. I particularly liked the Fiat Ulysse and Lancia Zeta. Also nice to see 6D Diesels' 305 estate roll past in one shot.
Keep using is better for the enviro than junking and buying new ones every 4-5 years! Totally agree Steph!!!
These cars are the cars that we had saw and admired in our life, not only the Ferrari's the exotics and prototypes...
had seen?
@@Commentator541 I'm Italian, i not know well english, i write why our festival are exceptional, thank you for the advice
Yes is the best show of the world, and the unexceptional become exceptional
Well-kept luxury cars are nice, but popular and family cars that have been in regular use have a different charm, with a history of ownership.😀
bloody ace. thank you, steph.......and kudos to the young guy who had all the cassette tapes n likes dr hook and loves driving n listening. he's a keeper for someone!!!!!!!
Nice to see you again Steph glad you got there in the end
I was really worried I wouldn’t. It’s been a sleepless week. Thank god for Andy @ APS Classics. What a hero!
You have a great instinct for finding very interesting people to interview. The lady with the citroen and the guy with the carina estate more than deserved screen time and your interview skills gave them space to tell their story. Here in Ireland it's very difficult for a first time buyer to get insured on an older car. We don't have ulez yet but I'm sure it's on the horizon. The amnesty idea is a good one. Great vid!
That's me with the Carina estate!
I also followed in directly behind that Lhd Fiesta and was wondering about the story behind that.
All my Christmas tapes were gone by the end of the day!
Great video, and thanks to everyone I met for making it a great show too!
You were so lovely! Keep enjoying life, you’re doing so well xx
We enjoyed serving you at the Cafe Allez! HY van. Glad you had a brilliant day
@@marktrevarthen5017 Yes! The chocolate cookie sandwich was so good!, I debated getting a second one!
@@Toy0w0ta Dec 2024: Now where did I put those Christmas tapes?
i think i recognise your voice are you in the failrace filming crew ? @toy0w0ta
Great video Steph! Always look forward to this one!
Thank you xx
People forget that in the 1990s if you had a car from the 60s or 70s it was considered a classic ,it’s the same age gap for the modern classic ,got to go next year ,loved your video as usual x
Yep, I’ve got a book called “Cars The New Classics” from when I was a kid, where “new classics” means post-1945. That book is older than most of the cars in this video…
To keep in beautiful conditions, popular cars of the last decades is a great demonstration of knowledge
Couldn't agree more!
Great video Steph and for me the car of the show has to be the Twingo van, I love it so quirky and unusual.
I would’ve loved to see Chris win.
Awesome show Steph, thanks for sharing 😊👍
Thanks for watching!
Its a great looking show, and more importantly, comes across as friendly and welcoming. To me, seeing these brings back memories, and well done to all who chose these over a Euroblob
I know nothing about cars but love their different designs...The technical anecdotes are lost on me but when someone says, for instance, 'I really like boxy looking cars', I can really relate to that...Always enjoy your videos.
Great review, Steph! I loved the Toyota Estate and its very enthusiastic owner!
I am with you on the ulez and general waste - totally agree with you! It's such a worry on how to keep certain age cars on the road when they are quite capable, just dont meet modern random targets.
Thanks for sharing these awesome car stories. Viewing from Tennessee USA
The problem is: people believe that a new car is good for the environment. They want to believe this marketing strategy because they want a new one. And there are some folks who use old and “uncomfortable” cars as a daily driver. My only car is a 2009 Citroën C1 low spec. That is economic driving and repairing without A/C and power steering like in the eighties. I hope I can keep her forever…
🚗💨🇫🇷
Thanks Steph, for the pictures and the interviews!
See you next time »»» Martin
What a great show, lovely to see such a great verity of normal vehicles that are loved.
I passed my test in 1982 and took over ownership of my parents 1961 series 5 Morris Oxford, she was 21 years old at the time and that seemed ancient then, im nearly 60 now and my daily driver is a 25 year old Freelander 1 that doesn't seem that old lol. Proof that age means nothing, if you like it, keep it.
Keep the videos coming 😊
I've got a 1992 Subaru Omega which has been in our family since my mother bought it brand new for her small tour business. Like you say, there is a period with all cars where they aren't considered old or rare enough to be valued. This is the time when they all end up as scrap metal, when in another ten or 15 years people would start to notice them. That ten or 15 years is when they are most vulnerable.
Hi Steph ! We were there yesterday, great day and overwhelming display of cars. We enjoyed the day with ou english Friends. I saw you but I didn't want to bother you while being interviewed. However, my friend Sue and her sister Jane had a photo with you 😉. Take Care, Hugues from France 😘
My preference would be mainly american cars from the 1920s to the 1960s, traditional customs and hot rods. But sometimes you want to see something different, that's what I like about your channel! And I do feel nostalgia when I spot cars that were common when I was a kid, but that have vanished from the streets, so I would love to go have a look-see at this event!
Thanks for uploading! Greetings from Sweden
You video always make my day thank you
Thank you, I absolutely love this car show and I agree the Hilux was the best.
Aha! Thanks to the guy with the Toyota, I now have three new tapes that replaced some I had taken from my car at another car show 😮. Although some may dispute the quality of the music from 70s, Motown and Barry Manilow, the sound quality on all 3 was absolutely A1! Great for my drive back down to Sussex last night 😊
The biggest headache with keeping the future classics going will be electronics. With something like the Minor there are lots of people who can fix anything that could go wrong but most of those would not be able to do component level electronics diagnosis and repair. Not sure if it exists already but it would be possible to make a universal conversion kit to replace faulty engine management computers.
The best vedeo ever, indeed.
Great review Steph! I'm loving your channel more and more these days, and find myself watching less of similar channels in the same space as yours. You speak so eloquently the same way good writers write! Keep up the good work, and nice interview with Twingo Chris...(I actually bought one from him earlier this year!!)
That's so surreal, I was at work today doing something a little bit mundane and repetitive, and suddenly remembered Doctor Hook. My Dad was a fan back in the day and I was trying to remember their songs (I remembered two!). Great video Steph =)
I remembered two, too: Sylvia's Mother and When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman 👍
@@brownsoverlane6384 I remembered WYILWABW and Sexy Eyes.
@@brownsoverlane6384 I remembered WYILWABW and Sexy Eyes, but almost forgot You Make my Pants want to get up and Dance 😀
What a fantastic show! All those cars you just don't see any more. What to choose as my favourite..? From sleek Citroëns to a humble Lada, big Fords to a tiny Twingo. I did just glimpse a Lada Niva, which I owned three of back in the day. Brilliant off-road, slow and very thirsty on it! Totally agree with you on ulez. To me, it is just one more way to fleece motorists. The rot set in early this century, when the scrappage scheme was introduced, supposedly to help the British car industry. The net result was many perfectly good cars dumped, and small foreign cars bought. Brilliant (!) An exemption seems the way forward, but politicians are so obsessed with green issues I can't see it happening. All I can suggest is enjoy your cars as much as you can, and don't drive into cities to feed greedy councils!! Brilliant video as always!
It makes me want to go out and buy something to restore. I always wanted a TR7 when I was younger. I have to say your videos are amazing now Steph, really professional. Well done you.
Go for it!
I missed this fantastic show but will be there next year thanks for putting it up
Good video Steph, thanks! Great show as always...You got my Fiat Ulysse in at the end🎉👏😊
Hurrah!
Great review of the show, Steph. It was an amazing day, as usual! :-)
My MR2 at 10:11 - Maybe too exceptional (even if it is just an old Toyota ;-) ), but I have to attend this show.
What a great show! I live in the US in California… so most of these cars were not available here which makes this video a visual treat! I drive a 1982 Mercedes 300td… and it is grandfathered in because of its age and because it is a diesel, so I don’t have a hard time keeping it registered even with California’s strict emissions regulations… I use mine as a daily, but if I didn’t I could register it as a classic vehicle that would give it less stringent registration requirements if I only drove it occasionally. Thank for this video, this car show looks incredible!
Great video. I need to attend this show. Sadly I don't think I have anything unexceptional enough of the right time period to take along.
Thanks for the channel Steph, love your look, love the content and youngsters watching will love it as well
Super video Steph on a nice day. What an event!
Great video Steph and a great show. In answer to your question I love cars of all ages. I love the 80s and 90s as that's what was on the road when I grew up. I love 60s and 70s because of the looks and how they feel to drive. I also love pre war as they are bare bones motoring
That was smashing! it's so interesting to hear the comments from the owners and, of course, from Steph herself.
I agree with all her comments about the unnecessary scrapping of perfectly usable cars.
Great video thanks for showing. I have a 1954 Austin A30 and it drives lovely. Have a great weekend
Cheers Steph, that’s my red mk4 fiesta van 😎 My first time at the show and it was a brilliant day!
I love to see a lot of my childhood cars in here... i remember the first car i've driven when i was 12 was a '95 fiat punto
Speaking as someone so very, very far away: I was dreading missing virtual attendance of this wonderful event. Lord and Lady Seabrook (or however you people do that) took a well earned respite from this year's show. I am thanking the occasionally merciful fates for our Stef.
I really missed Carly. I’ve got a present for her
My first time there, very impressed. Good to say Hi to you, thanks to Guy L for alerting me to you..
Looks like an awesome show!!! Beautiful grounds where the show took place. Great to here that the people in the U.K. are into classic cars!!! Here in the U.S. we have many good car shows as well. Thanks for sharing.
I love looking at some of the British and European cars that were never sold in Australia. The version of the Nissan Bluebird shown here is quite different to the Bluebird sold in Australia. The Honda Jazz shown in the video was sold as the Honda City here. Very interesting and educational video!😊
Doh totally forgot about this really wanted to go after the video last year, some amazing cars and looking fab Steph!
What a fantastic show Steph....such amazing, interesting people too ...GREAT
I must say I always enjoy watching the coverage of this show. There are so many cars we took for granted growing up that have now become so rare it's a joy to see them and remember some of the people who passed through our lives who would have owned similar cars, or we may even spot our first car among them. It's kinda hard to believe that cars that came out in the mid-90s and early 2000s are now between 20 and 30 years old.
The car show was most amazing, thanks again for another great episode.
What an amazing show Steph, and it's great to see so many younger people have a passion about car's that were brand new when i started my career in the motor trade back in 1991 😊
Amnesty for all vehicles over 20years. Great video Steph, will definitely try to get booked in for next year.
Good video yet again and don't get me started on ULEZ politics you are absolutely bang on cue and this show shows the potential future classics cars that were brand spanking new as born in the 70's raised in the 80's yes we do need amnestys and expemtions on cars from the late 70's through to the 2000 plus the whole emissions based criteria is stupid as a car passes an MOT and if its emissions fit that criteria then it shouldn't be scrapped based on a political agenda for EV white elephant cars that are too costly have no resale value and uneconomical to repair if the batteries fail after the warranty has run out or catches on fire great content as always
I’m big on us looking after our heritage. I am FURIOUS at Huddersfield top dogs at the council who have let our town go to ruin because they don’t value heritage. The gorgeous indoor market totally neglected and the car park knocked down. Sick of it all.
When you live next to a constantly busy main road with really bad air pollution like I do, you might appreciate clean air initiatives. Just a different side to the discussion
@pit_stop77 as I say, I fully appreciate and understand there needs to be a solution but I don’t think forcing people on low incomes to get rid of their cars (a lot of people in older cars are on low income or pension) is right either. These are often the people doing shift work. My friends grandparents who take a couple of trips out a week were forced to get rid of their car because of it, despite doing less than 1500 miles a year. There must be a meet in the middle solution.
@idriveaclassic who's this person/troll whose profile picture is of a magic mushroom 🍄 😂
Was a great day. That’s me and my son at 35:30 in his Corolla e11 😎
Superb video and thanks for sharing. Gosh, this is a trip down memory lane! And It reminds us of the modern souless crap of today's cars. Yes, the older cars in this video had problems, but they had character which many cars now simply do not have.
Great overview of the whole festival! And neat, At 23:35 there's a cameo by @EdsAutoReviews' Hyundai XG!
Great video. It is nice to get a feel for the show with the interviews. Much better than trying to rush through showing all the cars
Myself and a good friend were discussing ULEZ and high road tax for older cars. We both reckoned there should be some sort of road tax discount that encourages people to look after cars and keep them running much longer, which we all know is better long term from an environmental perspective than buying new cars every 5 years or so. Less said about big heavy, expensive EV's the better.
We figured tax discounts starting at 20 - 25 years old increasing at the 30 - 35 years old age bracket before finally reaching 40 years old and becoming fully exempt.
Keep the ULEZ discussions up. As owner of a 1993 Citroen Xantia who works in central Oxford the up coming bus gates and Zero Emission Zones are a very frequently discussed topic for us car owners.
I’m sick of this throwaway culture we live in!
@@idriveaclassic it’s a sad fact that the UK government have long held the view that our roads are full of dirty ‘old’ cars polluting the environment.
Not everyone wants, needs or can afford something modern & throwaway full of the latest tech.
I’d love both my kids to own some kind of classic that I can help them maintain & improve, & they can learn with & enjoy. Seems to be sadly missing with so many young adults nowadays!
Great video Steph ❤
Thank you!!
My son and I were so delighted to meet you at the festival love your friends from the USA
Being born in the 80’s, I like the 80’s, 90’s, early 00’s cars. The old 50/60/70’s stuff doesn’t interest me, I do appreciate them, but I would walk past to the cars that do interest me.
By the way, you are are really good interviewer, asking the right questions, and questions that everyone would want to know, and thanking them for bringing their cars is a nice touch 😁👍🏻
Loved the I had to get quite a trot on comment. Never change Steph you're amazing.
Hi Steph enjoyed your video very much didn't even know about this festival.
Sadly I didn't see my car represented there in any of your footage I believe at the moment it is the only one on the road in the UK a 1995 Renault Espace tdi, very sad.
I like seeing all kinds of cars at classic car shows, but what is most interesting, is meeting the owners and hearing their stories.
Last minute issues stopped me going. Thanks for sharing the event with us! 😊
The Honda Jazz- Motocompo combination Was ahead of its time. A City car with a scooter in it..
Great video. I must visit next time. I do totally agree with your views on ULEZ and the perfectly good cars which are scrapped. Its time the do gooders stopped getting their way and the realistic and practical people started getting listened to.
Great to meet you Steph. What an awesome day it was. Back to Tasmania on Tuesday. We have had a great 3 weeks. Lots of bucket list things ticked. 😊
I love this show! I love unexceptional cars.
Excellent video, many thanks.
I didn’t make it so love this! For me, I love this age range of car as it’s nostalgia for the cars I remember. And some of the cars I owned when I started driving. Thanks for the video!
I will have to get to that show next year and make a weekend of it. I'm with you on the ULEZ stuff, there's not enough classics to make a difference and also making a newer car causes more pollution than keeping an older one would or should I say it would take years to recoup the difference back. You're also correct on "what's a classic?" moving forward, ten years ago I would have said "a Maestro? a Nova?....get real!!" but now they are rare and are a classic, life moves on.
Absolutely. I hate all the gate keeping x
Great show report Steph. Just the sort of cars I like here, the ones I used to see parked in a side street or outside someone's house while I was growing up in the 80s & 90s. I get more enjoyment out of things I would have seen in person during normal everyday life.
Lovely to see cars that i owed in the 80s and 90s thanks
We clipped you with the marea's wingmirror on the way in 😂😂
Sorry about that 😂😂😂😂had a great day and it seems like you did as well
Wow steph, I didn't realise that to enter the concours it didn't have to be literally concours! My morris minor is due to be finished this year, after 5 yrs off the road and a bill of approx 14k! You interviewed me at kelmarsh hall way back in 2018 with my moggy lucy, and it was my first national rally since joining the club, so that has inspired me to enter lucy in the concours section nxt year!
great vid. people (or the organisers) need to pay attention to the key word in the name of the show...Unexceptional. far too many going that dont meet this criteria.
Thank you for making this video it was so good to watch
Thank you 🥰🥰
Enjoyed the show! My only suggestion for Hagerty would be extra toilet facilities with a reliable water supply. Extra vendors/stalls would also bring a bit of something more to the party!
Hard agree on the toilets. Vendors, it’s been super hard to pull vendors on events this year, were dirt cheap for Rustival stands and the take up hasn’t been enormous.
I just said out loud oh a Honda Accord, but no it was a Triumph Acclaim! Lovely
While Ferrari as a marque is certainly exceptional, the widely unloved and much derided Mondial that entered the frame during the last 20 seconds or so of your coverage certainly fits the spirit of the show. Thank-you for another great vid of FOTU.
Great point!
Being in the US, these are all pretty much exceptional to me since we never had them here. Great video Steph!
I’ve always thought how it’s easy to build a Ferrari or any other exotic. No real cost worries. It’s much harder to make a budget car good and all these cars you’ve shown are truly great and really interesting..! Twingo being a perfect example…
Amazing show and brilliant overview Steph ❤
Some great classics, good to see the younger generation getting involved.
I was speaking to some (younger) people at work regarding new cars, they said I was mad keeping an older car (mines 2013). They said, what I need to do was get a new car on PCP and exchange it every 3-4 years. I said no way, I’ll always be in debt, the response was ‘yes, but cars are no good after about 4 years, there to old and it’s better to get a new one.
It’s a shame that the people going on about saving the planet seem to be the ones contributing to its demise…. I need a new car because it’s too old, I need a new phone because a newer ones come out.
I’m sorry but I was brought up with the make do and mend mentality, buy something, look after it and it will last for years.
Well said and I agree with you 100% 👍
My daily drive car is a mint 1999 Lexus 300gs mega reliable. I have owned it for 19 years. Also got a good condition 2000 'W' reg XJ8 and a Bentley T1 1970.😊
Regards "show type" I.E. older versus newer, I'd like to quote Pink Martini: "Life's a lot richer with a healthy mixture, and not to mention much more fun!"
Steph, don't know about the show, but that walkaround was Exceptional! Highlights for me: that first gen Honda Jazz - never seen one (and I've run three later models!). Also, a silver Polo Country, just like the one we owned from new and drove until it died 17 years later (sob). And there was a Polo Harlequin hiding in the distance - haven't seen one in years! Yes, love this show (perfect for the Honda Logo you were picking up!) and I prefer this format - just like the ordinary car parks of my youth ... just as they are, in usuable form. Thanks so much!!
Rustival was brilliant, everything welcome and a surprise at every turn. These older cars should be used.
I’m about the same age as you, maybe a bit younger, and had numerous 106’s and 306’s that I bought for between €200 and €600 and the were basically disposable! I would buy it, drive it until it broke and the just buy another one…mad when you think about it wish I’d kept one or 2😅
A showcase for the ‘unexceptional’ is a lovely concept.
What an amazing show, I'd love to visit. Great to see Citroën ZX getting some love. Bought one as my first car 24 years ago (that makes me feel old!!), great cars, smooth, comfortable with fantastic handling. 😃
Love that. They’re good cars
I'm going to blame you Steph for being glued to your great documentary instead of preparing the Sunday roast.
Now we are both in trouble. Hope they like salad!
Chuck in some crisps, olives and cheese and call it a picky tea 😂😂😂
@@idriveaclassic 😂
It's always governments messing things up for cars. Effectively killed the US industry in the 1970's, which it has never really recovered from, and Cash For Clunkers took out a big chunk of potential classics as well. As you said, these things are a form of heritage and once they're lost, they're lost forever. These bread and butter cars deserve to be remembered.
Great review of this show. It looks fantastic. Just on ULEZ, I'm all for clean air but how big a problem are classic cars in city and town centres? I'd favour some sort of amnesty as well.
City zones can make sense not only because of emissions, also the chaos and congestion caused by cars. However, giving a real alternative with excellent public transport so that cars don’t seem necessary in the city would be better than charging people extra taxes. That way people who want cars can enjoy them and don’t need to bring them where they are a problem.
The historic vehicle 40yr exemption also applies to ULEZ.
That's currently pre 1984, so it could potentially add value to some of these.
Thanks for the great video. A friend of mine invited me to come along to this show, but I couldn't make it due to prior commitments. I particularly liked the Fiat Ulysse and Lancia Zeta. Also nice to see 6D Diesels' 305 estate roll past in one shot.
Please do come next year!
Fantastic show - kept missing you ( you were very busy!). Great to see the Proton
Aw sorry we didn’t see each other