Thousands of classic 80s cars descend on amazing festival of ‘time-warp’ motors – can you spot any you owned?
Marina, Austin Maxi, Allegro, Triumph Acclaim, Datsun Cherry and Lada Riva were honoured in a unique hurrah for the humdrum.At a time when many car shows are struggling, this time capsule of the mundane has captured the public’s imagination and becomeFestival chief judge Danny Hopkins says: "It's in the DNA of Britishness to celebrate and elevate the ordinary. These areGypsy Billionaire Alfie Best flogs £3m supercars & £4.
After looking at all the cars on display a team judges sits on a tartan rug drinking cups of tea and devouring custard creams toJudge Danny, 54, says: "These cars were often built down to a price, so they weren’t the most reliable vehicles. You had a love-hate relationship with them. "We all have a connection to the cars that come to the Festival of the Unexceptional. Also, the barrier to entry is really low. You can get a really good car for £500."
"Then he had a display on his rear parcel shelf of all the upgrades that he'd removed to bring it back to its poverty spec. Jon, a Lincolnshire detective, says: "It has been confirmed by DVLA and Proton that all the rest have been scrapped."where the owner had kept it untouched for more than 30 years.Covid but he won top prize the following year.a supercar any day. I get excited when I see a Perodua Kelisa, which at £5,000 was once the cheapest new car in Britain, rather than a Lotus XL.
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