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Festival of the Unexceptional: the bad cars we love

Ever been to a classic car show and noticed how many old MGBs and sports cars of yesteryear have turned up, driven by their proud owners, but wondered what happened to all the more mainstream stuff? There are twice as many Ferrari 308 GTBs on the roads in the UK than Austin Allegros, because the everyday cars of the past fail MOTs, get chucked away and replaced with shiny new hatchbacks. Fortunately, there is a select group of people in the UK who care for the mundane stuff of yesterday and, because of this, a new event for “unexceptional” cars will be taking place this summer.

Maserati GranCabrio – the Configurator

The Maserati GranCabrio Configurator - spec up your new Cabrio - X-Ray view and all. And if Il Duce were still in charge he’d probably love the configurator for the GranCabrio that Maserati has just put live online. You get the usual options for the exterior with colour, wheels, callipers and soft-top configurable.

One Lap of the Web: The Stig's riding mower, Satan's rat rod and Cuban cars

It's One Lap of the Web: Our daily digest of car news, features, videos and photos you may not otherwise have heard about. -- The video demons at Drive take a look at a nasty 1931 Ford colloquially named Satan's Rat Rod. You be the judge, and note that this clip isn't recommended for the thin-skinned environmentalists among us.