Owners of cherished, long-forgotten family motors are being invited to join a popular car show this summer.
The Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional returns to Grimsthorpe Castle, near Bourne, on Saturday, July 26 after last year’s record-breaking event.
Ticket information will be released soon, but entries are now being taken for the Concours de L’Ordinaire of unexceptional cars for those produced between 1970 and 2000.
The event aims to celebrate long-forgotten everyday family cars, with last summer’s 10th anniversary bash attracting more than 2,000 cars and more than 4,000 guests.
The public display had an eclectic mix ranging from a perfectly unexceptional Vauxhall Belmont to a base-spec, hubcap-shod W140 Mercedes-Benz S-Class.
A completely unrestored 1982 Toyota Hilux won the Concours de L’Ordinare and took the coveted title of 2024 Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional Champion.
Other category winners included a 1998 Renault Clio, an Applejack Austin Metro and a Sunderland-built Nissan Primera.
“Last year’s record attendance shows just how much everyone loves the unexceptional cars that they or their parents grew up with” said Mark Roper, managing director of Hagerty International.
“This year the Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional is going to be bigger and better than ever and with the expanded list of qualifying years, the Concours de L’Ordinaire is going to bring some fascinating and no less unexceptional cars that we have not seen in the event before.”
This year’s entry has been expanded to span the years 1970 to 2000, opening up a world of unexceptional models from the 1990s. Numbers are limited, but to enter click here.
Gates will open at 7.30am with a programme of events running until 5pm.
The live stage will feature speakers, special guests and live music.
Hagerty Drivers Club members will get a 25 per cent discount off tickets.
Ticket details will be released soon at www.hagerty.co.uk/official-events/hagerty-festival-of-the-unexceptional/
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