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.

The 'Festival of the Unexceptional: A Concours de l’Ordinaire' is being held by Hagerty Insurance on Saturday 26 July. It’s open to “the best examples of the most ordinary cars” made between 1968 and 1985. But which cars would we like to see featured?

Please click on the image above to see the best examples of ordinary cars built between 1968 and 1985

By Andrew Brady, Motoring Research