HubNut car history - Part One: 1995 to 2010

There are some gaps, as I didn't take photos of every car I've ever owned, but here is a run down of some of the key vehicles I've owned, as well as my super-cooled work experience at Land Rover.
SPOILER BELOW
Cars include more than one Citroen 2CV, a Ford Fiesta, an Austin Mini City E that we owned for six years, an Austin miniMetro and Maestro - both 1.3. There's a Vanden Plas 1500 of the Allegro shape, an LDV 400 beavertail, a Bedford CF Autosleeper camper, a Citroen H van, a 1990 Honda Civic 1.4GL, a Renault 21 Monaco, Citroen BX in 16v and 1.9 diesel form, a Saab 900, a Bond Equipe GT4S, a Citroen CX 25RI Familiale and a 1955 Austin Westminster A90.
The next part will take us from 2010 to the present day. Hopefully with fewer gaps!
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[@HowardLeVert]

A wonderful fourteen minutes of peace in an otherwise hectic and trying day. Thank you :)

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

This is a business opportunity right there... "Hubnut meditation videos" Works better than thicky holdens tension sheet.

[@jamiemx5]

Enjoyed watching this instead of doing some boring DIY. I've decided a BX is on my must have one list

[@saddoncarrs6963]

Ah! Maybe I'm normal after all! Everybody I know thinks I'm loopy because I keep a photo catalogue of all the cars I've owned (1966 - 2018). Thanks for another great vid, Ian.

[@the.internet]

Me too, got a hard drive with individually named folders for all the cars I've owned and the adventures we've been on. Nowhere near as many as Ian (probably still less than a dozen) but all of them were great in their own way and a big part of life at the time. I have 3 cars sitting outside (on a driveway with room for just 1...thanks neighbours for giving up some space) and this video makes me feel pretty normal afterall ;) My car catalogue is '05-18' I like that Mr. Nut had had many a Citroen in his life. One of my fav manufacturers. I've never owned one myself but both a long time ex girlfriend had an AX we bought together which we took all over the country and never missed a beat. Sister had one as her first car too which she says was her favourite car, her second being the £250 Toyota I bought for her 2 Christmas' ago after a lot of misfortune which has barely needed to be touched to this day. This year we both learned how to service it and do various things on it ourselves thanks to these channels on KZbin and a desire to finally learn some mechanical stuff myself.

[@lambatto]

Wish I'd kept photos!

[@2Worlds_and_InBetween]

I have not, I have a _really_ good memory, and never saw the need, but... its not so easy to share them, that said, I will be having a think on my own list

[@klwthe3rd]

Wow, that was such an enjoyable look into Hubnuts life. He has owned so many beautiful cars. I fall in love with my cars too much to sell them so quickly. My favorites of his fleet would probably be the Tobacco leaf P6, the Renault 21(brown), Audi 100(dull but loved) and the Citroen CX wagon(is that super rare? don't see many wagons). I think the funniest photo was the Volvo wagon where Hubnut is looking down covering his face because he's so pissed off at that car. HEHE. Great video.

[@markwhitehead1658]

Great memories from a real enthusiast. Brilliant 👍

[@MrButtonpresser]

So many cars, but two constants, the amazing Mrs Hub Nut and Elly!

[@tonypp.7093]

Ian, you are so Lucky to have been sensible enough to photograph your cars. I have been through many, many cars over 35 years driving but have very few photos of them. Nice video, I enjoyed that!

[@HubNut]

Sadly, several were never captured on camera, including my Skoda 105Lux, my first and second Dyanes and a few others.

[@Lisa-yc3vg]

Thank u Ian , we love ur videos, keep up the amazing work buddy

[@williamgreer4087]

You can hear the love in your voice when you talk about Ellie, that's what being a petrol head is all about!

[@derekcoe9633]

Weirdly I’ve always had a burning desire to drive an Allegro 🤔

[@amazinganimallearningandfu3842]

a truly beautiful video full of wonderful memories and motoring annecdotes.....you've made my evening Ian!

[@iantroughton8873]

I’ve only just recently found you on Jyou Tube and I am absolutely hooked. Your knowledge and enthusiasm is most infectious. I loved the Marina special and was reminded of my move to Wales in 1978 where a work colleague allowed to board at his home and he had a blue 1.8 TC which I thought was fabulous. The girl across the lane from him became my wife and we still live in Wales after all this time!

[@sergioaugustorosa1]

I've never seen so many exotic cars on a single video... thanks for sharing...

[@martinneumann7783]

Hi Ian! For some reason I did miss this slide show. Great! It reminds me a little bit of my car adventures when I was quite younger... (not so many cars!)

[@mickles1975]

Citroen AX! I love those things with the diesel engines in. 60mpg. Very nice.

[@andrewmorley474]

I had one of these as well , very smart with alloy wheels, cheap to run , comfortable but made my hands tingle with the engine vibration on the steering wheel.

[@GenialHarryGrout]

An enjoyable drive down memory lanes. You do seem to have an bit of a aimer for French cars

[@petemoxley925]

What a great trip down memory lane. You are obviously keen to enter into the unknown by changing your vehicles so often, they do say variety is the spice of life. Such a relaxing video.

[@colinjones2505]

Wow! Thought I'd had a wide variety of cars over the years, but you put me to shame! Particularly love ed the Citroen H and Bedford CF vans for some peculiar reason. I share your love of Citroens. BX's x6, Xantias, Picasso, ZX Volcane diesel, and still have my very early AX GT mk1 on an E plate. Excellent review there Ian

[@kennztube]

Great video, got me thinking about the cars I've owned. Have to agree that the ones you ' bond with' have a special place and are more than cars.

[@robhosking9399]

Great Video Of Your Cars Ian! Always Great To See A Passionate Car Enthusiasts Cars! Many Memories There. I Should Have Kept A Full Photo Record Of My 36+ Cars!

[@triviace]

Interesting history,H Van,only wish we could see you driving that in your videos.Reminds me of the old saying;"If wishes were horses,then beggars would ride".Good Job!

[@HubNut]

Yes, I wish I'd recorded some video of that too.

[@dlittlester]

I'm way older than you, and I haven't had half the cars you have. Thanks for this blast to your past!

[@donnageorge-henderson5419]

Very cool collection 😎 you guys certainly enjoyed touring! Very cool Bedford and BX. Ha, Bond Equipe 😍😍😍 900 💖 oooh CX 😎

[@alfiewoolard2598]

I want most of those cars that are on your list, especially the 16 valve BX. Father's boss had a diesel BX without the rev limiter. Blew past my dad doing 90 on the motorway home.

[@MapleMarmite]

So glad this popped up again! Enjoyed watching it once more. Some nice cars at never to be repeated prices. Made me think back to my past rigs and wish I took more photos. If you see this, how about doing a photographic review of all the cars that you’ve had since the start of HubNut channel? It would be a good catch up for all the new subscribers and would also encourage some more views on the older videos as folk seek them out. 👍🏻

[@m80tmm]

Great thanks for sharing, Some great memories, My first car in 1996 was a ‘86 Scimitar SS1 1600cc Best car I ever owned, sadly missed Reg C360 KMW Long life Queen Elly

[@alexthomsonuk]

Some real gems there, some of which I didn't even know existed and a good few nostalgia trips for good measure! Took me right back to my childhood with some of those 90's models!

[@ASCIITerminal]

Bedford CF with the 2300 lump. Very nice! Not a Chevette HS - but still nice. As for the Mini, they are masters at going rusty!

[@Nikki_Holland]

Really interesting and what a collection. I think my favorite is definitely the Rover P6 3500. I always wanted one of those.

[@larstragl146]

what a nice vehicle history :) I started my driving career being 7 or 8 years old an a Eicher tractor and a W114 200D. Later on I got some pratice in my dad's Passat B1 and when I had my drivers license I was forced to drive his Peugeot 305 as I couldn't afford a own car. I hated that thing... My first own one was a Golf II, what a surprise for a German. After crashing that it was followed by a Mazda 626 GD which I drove quite some years as it didn't make any problems at all. Then I bought an Alfa Romeo 75, this car wasn't that problem-free... So I bought another 626 GD, a 16V with 4 wheel steering which turned out to be a rust bucket. I was offered a BMW E34 535 then. I couldn't resist and didn't regret. A Van ran a red light and wrecked it. So I drove a W124 200D automatic of a great uncle who gave up driving until a cousin managed to crash it because he was going too fast... I bought a Volvo 945 Turbo then, had it for 10 years and traded it for a better one last year. I'm absolutely happy with that and the fact I have a Yaris Hybird as a company car since a few days ago ;)

[@richH1625]

Great set of photos. I hate selling cars. Looks like I've had seven in forty-five years!

[@ginggur17]

A rich and varied selection. Time flies.

[@Djstevedee-z1l]

As I've watched a lot of your Video's.. You have turned me info a lover of these.. Diesel Peugeot Partner 2011 Tepee.. I will be picking up a 2011 one in White on Monday.. I'm so looking forward to getting behind the wheel.. Love what you do. !!!! Thank you..

[@2jzswapped204]

You don’t appreciate something enough until you see the back story

[@richardsedding8444]

Lovely trip down motor memory lane, @Hubnut you are a brave man changing cars so often, the Rover 3500 to Isuzu was a big surprise !! Of my cars the Peugeot 205 Junior 1.8 diesel is one car I would have liked to keep if I had a barn! Might even buy a 2CV one day, they have character which is rare in modern cars.

[@petermcfadden9426]

Like your mention of your Citroen Dyane. My Dyane was my favourite car YCC885W. My only new car ever. Greetings from Conwy, North Wales.

[@herrfister1477]

Nice video. My first car was a blue 2cv. Many fond memories.

[@raymondsprengelmeyer1278]

Thank you Hub Nut! What a great idea, I wish more utubers shared their history.

[@bendoyle5023]

Honestly one of the best videos I've watched on youtube

[@adamtoms2726]

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing this.

[@TheCounty90]

A great history there. I know what you mean about that car you can never let go. I have had my 90 since 05 and although little remains of the original vehicle i bought, i can’t imagine life without it.

[@edanalytics9336]

This video was strangely relaxing. I may have to do one on my cars at somepoint - probably churned through about 12 over the course of only 8 years of adulthood. Can't seem to stay with one car for very long.

[@SuperFIFTHGEAR]

Thoroughly enjoyed this video. I know many have asked for this video, myself included, so it's very much enjoyed and appreciated.

[@chrisdowns1987]

Thats quite a variety of interesting stuff! Makes me wish I'd been more adventurous choosing cars. Also an excellent bit of escapism I really needed, thank you!

[@RexWaldron]

Really enjoyed this! Citroen BX was a classic - I had a 1.9 diesel in 1991and loved it. The turbo diesel version was plenty quick. I agree with you regarding the Isuzu Trooper. I had the Vauxhall version (Monterey) and it was dreadful with endless starting problems and yes, the gear ratios were hopeless. I got rid of it within a few weeks. Not a patch on the Discovery.

[@iainoggy]

great video and i have had the pleasure of meeting elly in blackburn still a great looking car ...

[@pod9538]

Very cool. I used to go lamping in a 2cv. Excellent cross country car.

[@joaofarinha7953]

Great history and so many... rather interesting cars! But at the end , the 2cv was the only one who really won your heart (apart from Mrs Hubnut of course 😉😉).

[@AllThingsAlex]

What a great video Ian. Tempted to do something similar myself. Surprised I missed this one!

[@DarrenVelSatis]

at first I thought this was going to be a really dull video, turns out it was brilliant! Loved it, fabulous photos, the good old days... nice one

[@qashqai88]

Great to see some history of vehicles past and present. Love the old Austin...!!

[@seanwallace1972]

Loved this video,I my self have has over 30 cars,since passing my test at 17 So wish I had taken photos of all of them and done some kind of montage to them, How ever I can remember every single number plate

[@mattw8332]

Impressive car history. Really like the BX 16v & the Renault 5!

[@MrNursi]

Great vid Ian. Eclectic is the word :-)

[@johnplatt8369]

That was really interesting you have had many cracking cars wish I had the bottle to buy a classic and drive it miles like you do.... Well done Cheers

[@frazzleface753]

Trendy city boy? Didn't see that coming! :)

[@a19geo]

Thank you VERY much, that vid triggered vast numbers of memories I thought I'd forgotten, & at 84 I've forgotten a lot. Been a petrol/diesel head since schooldays, drew car designs in my exercise books instead of listening. Straight from Technical school into the motor trade, one of last National service, into REME, worked on Centurion tanks, wish I'd written a book but was a grease Monkey (from Hartlepool) not a pen pusher. Specialised on fault finding & usually fixing. Sold BMW's, & Merc service agent

[@barryshackson4005]

Some lovely vehicles in that video matey. 🙂👍👍

[@richardcallison1637]

Wow, what a great history! That CF is awesome! Thanks for another great watch👍

[@mick0905]

Great video. I'm also a sucker for "lost cause" cars, far more enjoyable than mundane "normal" motoring.

[@lambatto]

You talking over a load of old photos really works! What an amazing history some good cars and some not so good. Loved it can't wait for part 2! My car history would take about 20 seconds but its quite varied. Skoda Estelle, Nissan sunny, Citroen BX (what a mistake!!), Nissan Bluebird (Bloody Exellent car), Nissan Almera, Nissan Almera, Nissan Tino, Nissan Qashqai, Nissan Xtrail, Mini Cooper, Ford Focus (Don't ask!), Mini One and finally Mini Cooper Convertable which is undoubtedly the best car I've ever owned! So that's 1994 to 2018 for me!

[@HubNut]

Many BXs in part 2...

[@lambatto]

@@HubNutmine wasn't good. I was very nieve! Heater matrix was missing, hydrologic pump leaked and cooling fan knackered. Great tech for the time but I managed to get a lemon.

[@azza655]

Nice glimpse into your vehicle history, thanks for sharing.

[@edgarbeat275]

Lovley collection of cars you have owned.

[@r1lark]

Wow, lots of cars! That brown V8 Rover really stands out though. Beautiful car.

[@robstrains8711]

Awesome video I used to change my cars every few weeks as one of my friends was a car dealer when me and my dad counted them up it came to over 100, Some of my favourites were the Lancia beta, Rover P6 and for fun had to be the Escort MK 1 which me and my dad rebuilt from a bare restored shell into a Mexico replica.

[@kevinwhelan8126]

Love the blue Citroen van!

[@ivor1689]

Love your videos mate keep them coming. It's so nice to see these old cars still going. I remember the Allegro as a kid. My favourite car was the Rover SD.

[@MGBetts1]

I very much enjoyed this - I see you have a thing for French cars, especially 2CVs and Dyanes (nothing wrong with that!)

[@ruk2023--]

A couple of relatable ones for me. In the late 90's I regularly drove a diesel Maestro. What a bucket that was. Once you managed to get it up to motorway speeds your thoughts would invariably go to "should I just hit it and carry on" before bothering the brake pedal. The Austin Metro. I had an 87 or 88 one, can't remember exactly which. Loved it. The biggest thrills were from getting it up to 80+ mph and watching the entire dashboard shake like a spin dryer.

[@johnboy384]

Just found this video and what a lot of fun it was. =)

[@Dino_Dad.]

What a great history of your cars, and wisely only one ford! Think I got to the thirtys with my non descript collection. So many people forget the ordinary cars so it's great to see a photo collection of your personal collection , loved that p6.

[@jeeaaenlourens1434]

Very nice video, enjoyed every second of it. Impressive history!

[@sumo1756]

Man youve had a proper mix of cars over the years! Always drawn back to the French motors tho. Your Audi.. had the 100 as well, the one before yours. Wasnt great to be honest but the 5 cylinder warble was lovely, partly why ive got my 850 t5 now. That old yellow one you didnt like looked like an old Herald.

[@HubNut]

The Bond Equipe was indeed Herald-based. Uses the chassis, front structure and doors.

[@sumo1756]

@@HubNut Ah ok, everydays a school day. Cheers for that.

[@SCOTTYnova1983]

Enjoyed that video, a real mixed bag of wonderful automotive randomness!

[@holmesjunction]

Metro - Agree 100%! What a fun car to drive and live with. Had a great time filling it with family, adding a roof rack and long trips. But there were the BL bits to live with that I appear to have forgotten.

[@loosewheels1000]

Great to see all the cars you've had, a trip down memory lane.

[@fulwell1]

God, I thought I was bad for changing cars, but boy oh boy! You have me beat hands down. Great to watch though, and a great insight into where your passion comes from :)

[@TRISTANorTRIS]

Like the music. It’s like being in the science museum.

[@SmR8008]

Wow the Westminster looked lovely 😊

[@lucaportelli2528]

Recently started watching your videos Ian. Must say very inspirational. Keep doing what you enjoy most 😊

[@leoshedden9199]

Every car on the list I would like. Except the matiz. Good history!

[@Alexander_l322]

I want to smoke weed and travel in that Bedford van. This is a very relaxed video, I'm enjoying the trip with you down memory lane.

[@MaximilianvonPinneberg]

Wonderful. I’ve only had 9 cars in 28 years.

[@theaylesburycyclist8756]

Another cracking video. I wish I'd taken photos of the various cars I've owned over the past 27 years...

[@stevenjones19-m8i]

Awesome video,you had some motors from 1995 to 2010,i had a few and my first two cars was a mini,those were the days.

[@darrenwilkins7670]

Really interesting video Ian..fascinating to see a rundown of your car history.Unfortunately a lot are a very rare sight nowadays.

[@H4lminator]

This is by far my favorite video. So relaxing and nice background music. So nice to see where young Ian all started. I really would’ve mind more video’s about your (car) history 👍🏻 I wish I had a place to work on my car, like you always had. I live in a busy city in The Netherlands so I will have to do that on the street and I’m shure that’s illegal somehow. Well, maybe one day 😄

[@vampireechidna]

What an enjoyable video to watch! Thank you for sharing your past treasures.

[@mossy.48]

Brilliant wish I kept all pictures of all my cars.

[@RichieRouge206]

What a brilliant video, quite unexpected and a truly individualistic choice of car for which I applaud you! A man after my own heart for the odd and unloved cars out there. Loving the BXs and Austin Metros will always have a special place in my heart - that whine in 1st is heavenly. My Nan had a Primula Yellow 1.3L - A191WDM. That is one car I’d bring back. Thank you for sharing your story!

[@kimkiriniki9433]

That was terrific, thankyou! Allegro vdp looks very familiar, pretty sure that it ended its days in Cornwall with an overheated and seized engine..I had the radiator grill hanging up in my garage until our last house move five years ago.

[@twocvbloke]

Quite the eclectic collection of cars you've had there, only ever actually owned one car myself which was a BX 1.9TGD Meteor Estate (J889 XAK), was meant to restore a Bleu Celeste 2CV6 (C67 PSG), but that got scrapped sadly, and since then, just never had the money to even think of car ownership, so just live vicariously through others and their lovely classic cars... :)

[@garrytalbot3456]

That was fun, made my mere 10 cars in 36 years of driving (3 of which I still have) seem very dull.

[@emmajacobs5575]

Much like me - I've owned 10 cars in 37 years and still own 3! (Is it cheating to exclude company cars?)

[@rachelbrown1978]

Fabulous video as always. Soothing. Oh and some nice cars too, of course...😊

[@TheDavey333]

Most enjoyable, relaxed now, time for tea ☕️

[@nicholasowens2351]

great idea, liked that..i once sat in an allegro vandum plas in a scrapyard in stoke........and it was the same brown colour...

[@tanfield02]

i must say you have had one of the best car historys ive ever seen, cant wait for part 2!

[@crustycorollas]

Such a varied car history, that Audi 100 looked brilliant,

[@HubNut]

It was really dull... Made a lovely noise, but didn't do anything else particularly well.

[@paulbennell3313]

That was superb! Oh, that P5B... Made me severely regret not photographing my own collection of automotive decrepitude at the time...