Hagerty UK's Festival of the Unexceptional 2021 - full report

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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[@1pjodan]

The Granada coupe, He has a Model Train channel on you tube - everardjunction. His layout is exceptional also.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Oh yes, that's a superb car

[@alan-sk7ky]

Yes exceptional is the right word for the Layout...

[@ianmcgee9945]

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.

[@mrc7966]

Yeh...we all watch the same stuff lol

[@video99couk]

He has a very nice canal full of old shopping trolleys.

[@Shane_Marsh]

This is the exact reason I watch more KZbin than TV. 👍

[@khew1]

Same

[@21stcenturyozman20]

What's TV?

[@21stcenturyozman20]

@@richardjames1431 I abandoned the TV 43 years ago. Haven't missed it one whit.

[@Blackadder75]

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)

[@Urukfairy]

Damn right !

[@sequentialtt0415]

Greetings from Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia. I can't believe Jon Coupland,the owner of that remarkable Proton 1.5GLS Saloon Dark Knight has won the event! That has since became a talk of the town today across all of the local media outlets.

[@AlexVostox]

*37:06** That's not just any simple Proton. That's a truly rare Proton Saga 1.5GL "Black Knight" Special Edition that's only exclusively for Great Britain. For the limited 201 unit of Black Knight, this one probably the last of its kind.*

[@angahsyber68]

Really? we Malaysian's don't know about that 😅

[@EverardJunction]

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 :)

[@sean640307]

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

[@mjsdecember1990]

One of the best layouts on KZbin

[@deejayrobin73]

Proud to have a Malaysian Proton Win the event. thank you Hub Nut for the coverage of the event.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

A real treat for those of us who couldn't attend Ian, Excellent range of cars just incredible.

[@grenvillephillips6998]

Thanks to all those who are dedicated to preserving old unloved metal, which never fail to produce feelings of nostalgia for times which seemed so permanent back in the day.

[@richhickman]

After driving from the Midlands to the south coast for my annual holiday I decided to pick up some coffee from Sainsbury's. A gentleman in front of me had a hubnut shirt on. Proving that this is the most popular KZbin channel in the UK.

[@plym1969]

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!

[@Nostalgianerd]

Man, I really wanted to bring my 19 to this. Excellent to see all these superlative vehicles.

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

Yes, I can imagine your "car boot sale"-style narration and music playing over the event, almost expecting one or two "parts" purchases along the way! I think it would fit your channel like a glove if you did this [next time around?]. You could put something of an emphasis on to early onboard computers in old 80s execs for example, or maybe even pre-computer tech...I think it was Rolls Royce that produced this amazing Britain-wide scrolling map back in the 1920s, as well as rudimentary navigation on cassette systems. Alot of untapped potential for tech in old cars...

[@nickrennie1275]

This is great. Almost as good as being there. Your enthusiasm makes it all work as always

[@paulredding5864]

+1 Thanks for posting Ian

[@RoobehTunes]

Wow, you've powered through the editing there! Thanks to you both for filming.

[@romac9516]

LOVE these walk-around videos, your knowledge of the unremarkable car is surely unsurpassed. Wonderful to see Myrtle looking so well shod with her new wheel trims

[@lordbrasic9469]

Brilliant Video, Miss HubNut has done you proud with her camera work. Nice to see the Mighty Dacia again too. Really enjoyed this video

[@richcatsinthewelder5232]

Thanks, was cracking to drive it again.

[@adamlawonphotography5219]

Ian, you are like a child in a sweetie shop.....just love your enthusiastic coverage and ""exceptional"" running spec rundown...magical!!

[@ronaldderooij1774]

We NEED an event like this in the Netherlands too!

[@volvo480]

Ever heard of Elk Merk Waardig? Their meets are full of unexceptional cars.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

Luv this 'Unexceptional' concept. I fit into that category nicely. 🤣 Ironic that these cars are/have become the exception. And on the lawn of a castle no less. Sooo British, luv it!

[@GazzaView123]

A bloody good report Ian & Mrs HubNut. Lots & lots of cars taking me back to my youth, when cars had individuality unlike present times when sometimes it's hard to tell one make/model from another. Keep up the good work team HubNut!

[@tonys1636]

I was having difficulty identifying a lot of those as I was an adult by then and "modern cars" were of no interest other than a means to get somewhere in comfort like a Granada or P5B. Cars from Childhood or earlier, a different story, 30's, 40's, 50's and early 60's. This is generational, young kids of today will be drooling over the EV's of childhood in 50 years.

[@cornishhh]

@@tonys1636 You're right. The ten year old grandson of a friend thinks certain models of Tesla are wonderful.

[@WrenchingWench]

Aw, thank you for giving George some love! There’s plenty more suspension work to be done too. Nice to see the Scirocco managed to squeeze in too. Was lovely to meet you both!

[@Ricketik65]

Lovely video with lots of very nice cars and some of my other favourite youtubers as well, furiousdriving and twin cam. I was hoping you'd run into Steph too, but apparently you missed her.

[@frothe42]

So many vehicles! The range, but most importantly, the condition, were outstanding! The Hillman saloon you featured we received in the US as the 1971 Plymouth Cricket! The Avenger might be rare, but I believe the Cricket is even more rare! The Mitsubishi Lancer was the Dodge Colt in the US for many years, and was very popular. The Renault 11 was the Encore, with a standard 1.4 litre 4, 1.7 was optional. Right at the time of the AMC alliance with Renault, which I'm sure you know the outcome of that! Loved the story of the Toyota Tercel 4WD, which we also got. Heartwarming to hear that the Tercel you tried to save lives on. It looks like both you and Carly had a magnificent time, and thank you Sir HubNut for this presentation of exceptional vehicles, including the reshod Myrtle Matiz!

[@LarryBees]

Wow !! Fab tour (full of breathless excitement) top camera work Miss Hubnut !!👍😀

[@Numero-Deux]

Toujours un vrai plaisir de voir ce rassemblement. A really great show ! Wonderful cars.

[@chrisweddle2577]

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.

[@robertlambert8719]

What a fantastic show! So many cars that you just don't see any more. Thanks for bringing them into our homes. So many memories. The icing on the cake for me? A Lada Niva, G reg in red! I had a Cossack back in the day, same age and colour. Right hand drive ones are now very rare. I loved it, but boy it was a thirsty old Hector! A superb video!

[@martinneumann7783]

...my imagination of paradise: nice folks, marvellous cars and two Toyota Tercels! 42(!) minutes of best entertainment; strolling around with you is quite a pleasure! Thanks Mr. HubNut, thanks Camerawoman! ✨😃✨

[@chrisdowns1987]

Lovely collection of oddballs and unexpected rarities, I would've loved to gone, maybe next year. You two have a great chemistry together, thank you for taking us with you! 😊

[@volvo480]

It amazed me how distracted you were by other cars that you walked straight past Steph's car 😂 Thanks for the video of the event, I managed to spot all five Volvo 480 that were attending, and all those cars of Car Twitter folk and KZbinrs. Let's hope there will be no more travel and quarantine restrictions in 2022 so I can visit from abroad in an unexceptional car.

[@HubNut]

I know! So embarrassed...

[@PlainlyDifficult]

Looks like a great show! Tho my cars although very unremarkable are too new (2011 Honda Insight & and Dacia sandero)

[@d2factotum]

Yeah, I have a 2013 Sandero but it would look totally out of place there.

[@thebunk8588]

GOOD NEWS!

[@PaulioBee]

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!

[@buggs9950]

You may have new cars but you do your own maintenance, I like that.

[@Rico_G]

PD!!! Master of disaster! I love your channel. ❤️

[@themadcoachman]

Great to see Melvin the Metro there Twin Cam

[@Shane_Marsh]

You make a superb team, Ian's enlightening descriptions of the cars and Miss HubNuts very professional steady camera hand, I usually feel a bit seasick watching 'on the move' filming but this is very smooth 👏

[@Steeve9292]

Festival of the Unexceptional, where strangely enough a large number of the cars are quite exceptional.

[@davidsharp9166]

Glad some one else thought this

[@alan-sk7ky]

Exceptionally unexceptional ;-)

[@louisjames1062]

'once driven forever smitten' has some great cavalier content

[@frothe42]

I watched him, he loves his Vauxhalls! He fixed up his wrecked Vectra and has his Omega Estate for sale.

[@louisjames1062]

@@frothe42 his knowledge and spanner skills on them is mental

[@frothe42]

@@louisjames1062 I missed his videos so I subscribed to his channel! The Scott brogue does not bother me, I understand what he says. Mind you, most of us in the US would not, but I have friends here from all over the world!

[@Elvis_TheKing]

Yes, Dougie is a legend!

[@scalecrawlnl]

Extraordinary selection, actually it is expectional in every way, excellent camerawork by Ms HubNut. Love the special colours on the cars and the castle/grounds are epic. Great fun, much to enjoy, thank you HubNut👍

[@Moggster23]

Watching this brought back so many memories for me, thanks to all involved.

[@michaelstaunton1632]

What a brilliant video really enjoyable top job on the commentary & well done Miss Hubnut on the camera duty 👍👍👍

[@tonysargent1699]

A big thankyou to you both for taking us around this event with you, very much enjoyed and appreciated! 🙃

[@JamesG75]

Oh how I've missed these. Great work Ian and Miss HubNut!

[@willotoole4118]

Stunning nostalgic selection of vehicles. Great video coverage on it and keep up the great work and content 👏

[@popepaul4438]

Believe it or believe it not I bought my wife a little Daihatsu move and it was an automatic absolutely fantastic condition with a blown engine managed to fit a Daihatsu charade three cylinder in it and she had it for three years wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding but she absolutely loved it happy daysThanks for the video Ian really enjoyed it

[@donswier]

Congratulations from the West Coast USA. Great coverage of this awesome event.

[@bombakdik]

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

[@CameramanStuart]

That’s Jagalfa’s lovely blue 504! Great video team Hubnut! Almost as good as being there!

[@frothe42]

I forgot that early Peugeot 504 vehicles had built-in head restraints, similar to what AMC did in the US 🇺🇸.

[@dereksmith6126]

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.

[@markthompson50]

You've most probably forgotten more than I will ever know about the world of motoring through the ages. Great stuff HN!

[@micheltebraake7915]

Thank you for this nice overview of rare ordinary cars and forgotten cars.

[@raspucin70]

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!

[@paulpalmtree9295]

So pleased you walked over to the vauxhall Cavalier 1600 L, two door saloon. A wonderful car 🚗. Brings back such happy memories, The very first new car that I brought, was a 1980 vauxhall Cavalier 1300 L, two door saloon, finished in metallic copper with Beige cloth interior trim. I wish I still had that car today. The Reg plate was MBU 280W, 👍.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

it was a pleasure to meet you and miss hubnut yesterday. and nice to see myrtle in the flesh too!

[@Ford_TImelord]

Great to see the Tercels, Its what made me watch you in the first place. So many good stories behind all the cars shown!

[@jeremyhurley435]

Thank you Mr and Miss Hub Nut, when ive had a bad day you guys always cheer me up.

[@gtafan9584]

13:03 The rear part of this Audi is quite similar to the rear of the Dacia 1325 Liberta hatchback, made between 1990 and 1996. Now I know where Dacia got its inspiration from for that car.

[@langerstrains9460]

Fantastic and varied selection of cars. Excellent headlight wiper and double wiper moment there.. Thank you Mr & Miss HubNut

[@porsche356a]

Thanks for this Ian, excellent report. I would like to get to that show one year!

[@Popmetalj]

What a great video! Oodles of nostalgia and to see these cars in such beautiful condition is a joy

[@tinplategeek1058]

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.

[@habsom1406]

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.

[@colblimp]

What a superb video, Ian and Miss Hubnut. The urge to buy an unexceptional car is real, maybe the majesty of an Allegro...

[@paulsheehan2998]

Every time I watch these type of videos I'm more impressed about your knowledge. Some great cars.

[@richcatsinthewelder5232]

Cracking video Ian, you really got the spirit of the event. Sorry we didn't get time to catch up properly but I'm sure we will soon on a day you're less busy. It was lovely to see you so excited about the Mighty Dacia, she's always here if you want to take her for another spin. If you want to put Miss Hubnut off Sherpas bring her round to meet Bertha the 88 Freight Rover. The worry is she might like it and then I'll have to get her finished 🤣 Rich

[@redditchscroller7049]

Love the way Miss Hubnut was getting excited about the Sherpa campervan. You just know you will end up with one eventually!!

[@jetblack6953]

Thank you Mr & Miss HubNut, very enjoyable.

[@Kai-Peter.Schellhase]

Wish I could have been there.. Thank you Ian and Carly for sharing the experience with us.😊👍

[@bernddoerper5667]

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. 👍

[@DaveCollison]

I'm constantly amazed by just how knowledgable you are about so many models of car.

[@pdtech4524]

The Lada Niva headlight wipers made me chuckle! 😁 Fond memories of growing up and seeing the first 'highend' cars get the headlight wash and wiper treatment, when a neighbour had those on their car there was envious sounds from everyone else. When we eventually had them on our family car my dad was like thinking he was some kind of lord or something?😯😊 Looking back they really are chintzy and pretty much useless.

[@wxcferdts]

12:25 Marvellous to see the Dacia ... and it appears the current UK plates are almost an anagram of the original Rumanian ones, bar just the 2 letters!

[@richcatsinthewelder5232]

Thanks, we were very lucky there.

[@dorsetoctaviaman]

23:01 So good to see a SAAB 99 again; my dad owned three between 1972 and 1991, all carburettor (not the fuel-injected EMS) and all with less-fancy wheeltrims. Wiping the rectangular headlight lenses was a party-trick he did sometimes demonstrate; it uses a push-pull cam mechanism to make a motion more than likely inspired by the rink action in a winter Olympics curling contest!

[@johnn17golf]

I had the EMS.

[@aCivilServant]

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 KZbin.

[@HopelessHeroes]

It’s all about the Astra at 07:30 for me 😉. Excellent report, well done for getting it edited and out so quickly too!

[@bmw-e30]

Enjoyable tour of the cars and superb camera work.

[@goldbergje]

A wonderful tour. Thanks, sir! 😊

[@paulsavage6089]

Amazing video - AND - just spotted my old VW Scirocco G736 BLH! (two down from the V-plate Maestro Van). I bought that for £800 in 2009, sold in 2012 - drove it all around Europe. Great to see it still on the road!

[@paulsavage6089]

Apparently it's Wrenching Wench's car and there's videos of it on youtube! How surreal!

[@Driven247]

That WAS my Pony however just sold it, nice it was there! Thanks for the spot and mention, can’t wait to meet you both soon I hope ❤️

[@mickspencer4171]

That was brilliant Ian, what a fantastic turnout.

[@TheAllyMor]

Love these shows. Only seen them through the powers of hubnut. Many Thanks.

[@timhancock6626]

Great and interesting report. I've lost count of the number of "Wows" that came out of my gob totally unprompted 👍

[@paulbate47]

Very good show Ian you can feel how much you love doing this

[@AUCHTERMUCHTYZZ]

Superb Hubnut, Miss Hubnut

[@ingopaul67]

Really special video, so many cars from my younger years in the 70s and 80s that have all but disappeared and been forgetten. Thanks for showing us them and thank you to all the owners of the unexceptional.

[@graemew7001]

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.

[@frothe42]

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 🇬🇧!

[@graemew7001]

@@frothe42 I could well be wrong without checking but my mind says she drove both cars.

[@frothe42]

@@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 KZbin! 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!

[@graemew7001]

@@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.

[@JonCoupland]

Yes :) Steph drove both my Black Protons - They were both at the show with one even winning the event! (Much to my surprise! :o

[@avec4amadman1]

Love the content & your relaxed manner. It’s like you knew half the people there!!!

[@jaggass]

Reviewing a Lada Niva in the future would be great. They're one of the best 4x4's ever made.

[@szilardtoth8814]

New Nivas are still available on some markets like Hungary, Serbia, etc.

[@executive1946]

@@szilardtoth8814 they still make it in Russia ofc and whatever

[@bojanlegner7051]

Thank you for this great video! So nice to see some cars that I don't get to see in my end of the world.

[@jeremykent1671]

Thank you for showing the rear of the Fiat 128 , my dad had a blue one on the “R” . Got it when I was 8 and he kept it on the road for the next 14 years . Lovely car , great memories 😀

[@DotPointThree]

Diolch to you both for documenting an amazing event! So many delightful vehicles seldom seen these days.

[@irfandin6513]

Brilliant video. It's a shame they are not producing Proton cars for the UK Market. Very good reliable cars.

[@urbanrider403]

Your knowledge is exceptional Ian.

[@Nevakonaza.]

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 :)

[@DeGlennen]

Great video! Mainland Europe doesn't really have these kind of festivals for these kind of ordinary old cars. Any carmeet around here is mostly filled with Luxury cars, sports cars and exotics.

[@richardatkinson5059]

Great report, watching now.. loving the Twingos! Remembering the one I had

[@bxproject]

@16min "BX 16Valve, ooooh a Pony", you have no idea how many times I heard that during the show :D

[@gazzertrn]

Just like to say, Mrs hubnut does a wonderful job of filming i must say .

[@TonyJewell0]

One of the main things I miss about no longer living in the UK is not being able to go to shows such as this. Thank you for taking me on your visit and sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm.

[@revolution1one]

What a splendid show. I was sadden you ignored all three Volvo 240 estates.

[@Howlingd0g]

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! 😉

[@JonCoupland]

Great that you made it! More the merrier! - I need to find something else now for next year?!

[@Howlingd0g]

@@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. 😜

[@JonCoupland]

@@Howlingd0g better get your detailing brushes out now ready :)

[@Howlingd0g]

@@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!

[@retrocorner5737]

Thank you for another classic video

[@tlongie6055]

Wow, the "big four" appearing in the same video - Hubnut, Furious Driving, Steph idriveaclassic and Ed Twin Cam 😁

[@Nooziterp1]

I can't believe you skipped that lovely Mk 1 Ford Cortina at 3:48. Brings back memories of family holidays in the 1960s. My parents didn't own a car at the time but used to hire one for the family holiday every year. At first it was always a Ford Anglia but as me and my brother got bigger (and joined by another brother in 1965) it was a Mk1 Cortina.

[@frimleyfrodo]

Really wanted to get there myself - but your report was excellent. Thanks.