Event Festival of the Unexceptional, 25 July (now with pics!)

[quicksilver]

Time for some photos. These are all from the car park.

 

Something to get the SVM all excited

1983 Volvo 240 DL by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

"Richard, mind those pedestrians!"

1988 Rover 213 SE by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Danny Hopkins's Triumph, a genuine barn find

1972 Triumph 2000 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

OMG! Metro van!

1992 Rover Metro City 310 van by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Don't think I'd ever seen one of these before

1983 Citroen GSA Special estate by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

This had an orange velour interior, lovely

1985 Rover SD1 3500 Vanden Plas EFI by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Beige and grim

1989 Rover 820e by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Crappy van, expensive plate. Hard to believe it's less than 10 years old

2005 Citroen C15 Champ 600D by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

All the way from the Netherlands

1992 Subaru Legacy by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

The owner was amazed I knew what this was

1974 Renault Estafette by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

It doesn't get much more shite than a beige Ambassador

1983 Austin Ambassador 1.7 L by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Just look at the colours on that!

1982 Vauxhall Astra 1.6S EXP by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Dugong's Piazza

1987 Isuzu Piazza Turbo by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

More to come...

[quicksilver]

Moving on to the show itself...

 

Oldest known Aggro. Quartic-tastic!

1974 Austin Allegro 1750 SS by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

This appears to have only been put back on the road a few days before, having been unlicensed since 1987

1965 Skoda 1000MB by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

AngryDicky's lovely Victor...

1975 Vauxhall Victor 2300S by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

...and his giffer-spec Maestro

1985 Austin Maestro 1.3 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Memories of my first car

1981 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Ex-rental Emax Sierra, how does this even exist?

1986 Ford Sierra 1.6 EMAX L by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Everything wrong with BL but everything right with the Festival

1981 Morris Ital 1.7 HLS by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

That's very yellow

1976 Vauxhall Cavalier 2000 GL by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

What do the SVM think of these?

1989 Volvo 440 GLT by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Jaguar Heritage own this Allegro

1980 Austin Allegro 3 1.1 by Adam Floyd, on Flickr

 

Plenty more on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/quicksilver_coaches/sets/72157655953941920and a blog report at http://rustyoldrubbish.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/an-unexceptional-day-far-from-it.html

[Jim Bell]

Nice. Thanks for sharing. Dougongs car ruled out for being exceptional?!

[vulgalour]

This show looks small and like a shiny Shitefest.  I'm happy it exists.

[quicksilver]

Nice. Thanks for sharing. Dougongs car ruled out for being exceptional?!

Dugong's car ruled out because Dugong was judge

[purplebargeken]

This WILL be on my calander for next year. Brilliant pics, thanks foir sharing

[andy18s]

The reg of that yellow Cav sticks in my mind for some reason.....

Is it the oldest surviving MK1 ?

[dollywobbler]

The reg of that yellow Cav sticks in my mind for some reason.....

Is it the oldest surviving MK1 ?

 

I think it might be. Was certainly featured in Practical Classics at some point. 

[4wheeledstool]

I think it might be. Was certainly featured in Practical Classics at some point.

 

It is indeed - twas the press launch car at Earls Court in October 1975.