dollywobbler

Congratulations to you all for a top job well done. 
Instructions about the ticketing would never be clear enough for some people regardless of what you did, but I have to agree with comments previous that communications were heavily reliant on Facebook and YouTube. The Rustival website was completely devoid of any updates or links to these important instructions regarding tickets, parking and arrival times.  Website updates would have been great to signpost non-social media users to. 

I thought the split parking and arrival times were a winner, it worked so well! I've never seen such a free-flowing entry to a massive show before. Perhaps Mayfair being 'out on a limb' could be addressed by placing some of the attractions on the route between the two areas, or some clear way-marking with banners and flags? 
I'm a strong advocate for the 'bring anything' mantra. I saw from Facebook that there were occasions where people's first choice of car wasn't going to make it and their pre-conditioning for car shows meant they were thinking of not attending - they'd not "got" the fact that turning up in the daily driver was an option, and needed further encouragement.  The event wasn't swamped with boring moderns and those that were there were well spread about.  
Related to that, part of the charm was parking up next to pretty much anything and as such talking to people you might not otherwise have anything to do with.  I noticed in Mayfair there was a huge line-up of Volvos where the owners had clearly organised themselves to park together. I felt this was not in keeping with the show and over time there will be more of this with people breaking off in to their usual tribes. They'll be putting club flags up before you know it.  From what I saw, once you were directed in to Mayfair you were left to pretty much park on which ever aisle you liked. More stringent marshalling might be required?  ...and absolutely keep owners clubs away from the show.!
Oh, and the bacon butty van was crap. Runny eggs and pink bacon! 

Winner!

The name was a problem in some ways, as our ethos has always been All Wheels are Welcome, not actually just rusty stuff. We did not want any entry criteria at all as that inevitably leads to people complaining about that is/isn't worthy.
The ticketing is something we're not happy about but stems from the fact that the people had to buy tickets in the museum and the only way for us to have sight of the cars booked in was with an entirely different system. It added complications we didn't really want, and yes, there was conflicting info here and there. Food for thought for sure.
Similarly, the original intention was only to have Vanden Plas parking. Mayfair was drive by exceedingly strong ticket demand.
Communication - yes, we're probably guilty of too much FB but we didn't really have any other one place that people were engaging with so strongly. Something to consider next time.
Overall, the day itself seemed to go very well. Having two arrival times raised some eyebrows but the result was we were never swamped.
Thanks for the feedback. It'll be included in our post-event review.

The name was a problem in some ways, as our ethos has always been All Wheels are Welcome, not actually just rusty stuff. We did not want any entry criteria at all as that inevitably leads to people complaining about that is/isn't worthy.
The ticketing is something we're not happy about but stems from the fact that the people had to buy tickets in the museum and the only way for us to have sight of the cars booked in was with an entirely different system. It added complications we didn't really want, and yes, there was conflicting info here and there. Food for thought for sure.
Similarly, the original intention was only to have Vanden Plas parking. Mayfair was drive by exceedingly strong ticket demand.
Communication - yes, we're probably guilty of too much FB but we didn't really have any other one place that people were engaging with so strongly. Something to consider next time.
Overall, the day itself seemed to go very well. Having two arrival times raised some eyebrows but the result was we were never swamped.
Thanks for the feedback. It'll be included in our post-event review.

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Good stuff! Sorry for the delay. As you can imagine, it's been a bit hectic. Someone has gone through every single application.
As it happens, the museum is letting us have more space so the 350 is one section and then the overflow will, I suspect, be just as interesting and diverse again.

Sorry folks. Bit late to the party. I'm one of the organisers of Rustival and I'm chuffed folk actually want to come! Autoshiters very welcome. 
Cost is £11 which includes museum access. We've sold out the main 350 car display area already but we'll have more space thankfully.
The main reason for having an "open to all" policy is to bring an end to the infuriating "does it qualify?" comments. Whether this is a sensible policy remains to be seen.
No obligation to use friendship corner and YouTubers are easily ignored. 😉

The name was a problem in some ways, as our ethos has always been All Wheels are Welcome, not actually just rusty stuff. We did not want any entry criteria at all as that inevitably leads to people complaining about that is/isn't worthy.
The ticketing is something we're not happy about but stems from the fact that the people had to buy tickets in the museum and the only way for us to have sight of the cars booked in was with an entirely different system. It added complications we didn't really want, and yes, there was conflicting info here and there. Food for thought for sure.
Similarly, the original intention was only to have Vanden Plas parking. Mayfair was drive by exceedingly strong ticket demand.
Communication - yes, we're probably guilty of too much FB but we didn't really have any other one place that people were engaging with so strongly. Something to consider next time.
Overall, the day itself seemed to go very well. Having two arrival times raised some eyebrows but the result was we were never swamped.
Thanks for the feedback. It'll be included in our post-event review.

The name was a problem in some ways, as our ethos has always been All Wheels are Welcome, not actually just rusty stuff. We did not want any entry criteria at all as that inevitably leads to people complaining about that is/isn't worthy.
The ticketing is something we're not happy about but stems from the fact that the people had to buy tickets in the museum and the only way for us to have sight of the cars booked in was with an entirely different system. It added complications we didn't really want, and yes, there was conflicting info here and there. Food for thought for sure.
Similarly, the original intention was only to have Vanden Plas parking. Mayfair was drive by exceedingly strong ticket demand.
Communication - yes, we're probably guilty of too much FB but we didn't really have any other one place that people were engaging with so strongly. Something to consider next time.
Overall, the day itself seemed to go very well. Having two arrival times raised some eyebrows but the result was we were never swamped.
Thanks for the feedback. It'll be included in our post-event review.

The name was a problem in some ways, as our ethos has always been All Wheels are Welcome, not actually just rusty stuff. We did not want any entry criteria at all as that inevitably leads to people complaining about that is/isn't worthy.
The ticketing is something we're not happy about but stems from the fact that the people had to buy tickets in the museum and the only way for us to have sight of the cars booked in was with an entirely different system. It added complications we didn't really want, and yes, there was conflicting info here and there. Food for thought for sure.
Similarly, the original intention was only to have Vanden Plas parking. Mayfair was drive by exceedingly strong ticket demand.
Communication - yes, we're probably guilty of too much FB but we didn't really have any other one place that people were engaging with so strongly. Something to consider next time.
Overall, the day itself seemed to go very well. Having two arrival times raised some eyebrows but the result was we were never swamped.
Thanks for the feedback. It'll be included in our post-event review.

Agreed on this. While the event itself was brilliant, the pre-event procedures were a bit confusing, especially as we booked very early before some things had been clarified. Having to fill in two separate forms on separate websites and then print out two tickets was cumbersome and not particularly well explained, but to be fair I assume this was a necessary workaround for limitations imposed by the museum and its booking system that couldn't collect exhibitor details on the museum site and pass them to the Rustival team. The difference between the £11 and £16 tickets wasn't clear either; had we realised we'd have gone for the £16 ones and got season passes.
That aside, the day itself went very smoothly. I feared massive queues but even arriving at one of the busiest times got in and parked in under 10 minutes, so all credit to the marshals for getting over 800 cars organised so efficiently. Of course there are going to be teething troubles with the first event but they were minor and Rustival has got off to a very strong start. The informality and mix of cars reminded me of the early Festivals of the Unexceptional at Whittlebury and Stowe before that got too commercial.

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...

Thanks for coming folks. Still can't get over how the event was everything we wanted and more! Such a relaxed vibe.
Now I shall sleep for many days...