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Concours de l’Ordinaire selection announced for 2024 Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional

Hagerty’s world renowned Festival of the Unexceptional celebrates its 10-year anniversary at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire on Saturday 27th July, with thousands of mundane motors on display, and a Concours de l’Ordinaire selection of the UK’s finest base-model cars.

Launched in 2014, Hagerty’s Festival of the Unexceptional is a show dedicated to great everyday classic cars that has earned its place as a must-attend event in the automotive calendar. Showcasing much maligned and long-forgotten ‘ordinary’ classic cars of the 70s, 80s and 90s, it remains the only event to celebrate the everyday cars we all know and love.

The Concours de l’Ordinaire selection, celebrates the world of mundane motoring with a tongue-in-cheek take on the traditional concours format – think Fiesta over Ferrari and you’ll get the idea. And, as with any Concours event, the judges will be looking for originality, condition, rarity and great ownership stories before awarding the coveted trophies.

As a preview to the 2024 event, the Hagerty FOTU selection committee has just announced the Concours de l’Ordinaire star cars, and their owners, both ready to be displayed on the Grimsthorpe Castle concours lawn in July.

1. Leigh Davis – Alfa Romeo 145 1.6 Boxer
2. Martin Lawson – Audi 80
3. Colin Corke – Austin Mini Metro
4. Antony Buckley – BMW 316 E30
5. Lewis Dickson – Citroen Visa Champagne
6. Christopher Lloyd – Daewoo Lanos
7. Grant Kelso – Daihatsu Charade
8. Leif Hansen – Datsun 280C Estate
9. Callum Bailey – Fiat Brava
10. Damien Brannigan – Fiat Panda
11. James Gillard – Fiat Punto
12. Jean-Luc Cartwright  – Fiat Uno
13. Stephen Ransome – Ford Cortina
14. Andy Curtis – Ford Escort
15. Steven Marshall – Ford Escort L Estate
16. Warren Grove – Ford Fiesta
17. Catharine Bird – Ford Fiesta Freestyle 1.4
18. Joel Willis – Ford Ka
19. Kris Ray – Hyundai Lantra
20. Pete Marshall – Lada 2102 Estate
21. Michael Dickens -Lada Riva
22. Andy Collins – Lancia Beta
23. John Hart – Lancia Zeta
24. Simon Monks – Mercedes-Benz 190E 1.8
25. James Green – Nissan Bluebird
26. David Williams – Nissan Laurel Estate
27. Luca Alpert – Nissan Primera
28. Meru Richardson – Peugeot 106
29. Brent Markham – Peugeot 309
30. Carl Fravigar – Peugeot 309
31. Matthew Eade – Peugeot 505 SR
32. Daniel Pacey – Reliant Robin
33. Amy Jaine – Renault Clio
34. Glynn Jones – Renault Clio Oasis
35. Chris Williams – Renault Twingo
36. David Poulter – Rover 418
37. Dane Smith – Rover 100
38. Peter Burrowes – Simca 1000 Special
39. Julian Pearson – Simca 1100
40. Martin Whalley – Subaru Justy
41. Andrew Sutton – Toyota Carina
42. Mitch Lewis – Toyota Hilux
43. Callum Parry – Triumph Acclaim
44. Andrew Burford – Triumph Toledo
45. John Corbett – Vauxhall Corsa Merit
46. James Wilkinson – Vauxhall Corsa LS
47. Jack Sydee – Vauxhall Nova
48. Neville Wright – Vauxhall Nova Saloon
49. Graham Silverton – Volvo 145
50. Allan Symes – Yugo 45

Judging of these special cars will take place from 10am, with a panel of renowned judges including Steve Cropley, Danny Hopkins and Richard Bremner. Prize giving takes place on the Festival Main Stage at 16.00.

Jonny Smith and Richard Porter, hosts of popular automotive podcast Smith and Sniff, will also take to the stage at the 2024 Festival of the Unexceptional,  bringing their unique brand of automotive entertainment to the amassed fans of mundane motoring with a trio of interactive stage shows, including:

• The Wheeltrim of Misfortune?A quiz in which contestants spin a giant wheeltrim to decide what category of car expert question they have to answer.
• Chod Swap Shop?A tribute to the ‘80s classic kids’ TV show Swap Shop where Smith and Sniff invite showgoers to bring along FOTU car-related items they would like to swap for something else.
• Live Smith and Sniff podcast recording?An episode of the Smith and Sniff podcast will be recorded live on stage with an audience Q&A session forming a part of the show.

Tickets for Smith and Sniff live podcast recordings always sell out fast, but now you have the unique opportunity to witness a live stage recoding of a podcast, and also enjoy a full day at the 10th Festival of the Unexceptional.

Tickets are priced at just £35 per car, so make sure to bring friends and family in the same car for a great value day out and, with gates opening at 7am and closing at 7pm, it really is a full day out.

For more information on the 2024 Festival of the Unexceptional click here

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