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Meet The Owner - Charlie Wakeford-Mahy and His Vauxhall Chevette E
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 11th April, 2019
From time to time you might encounter a once popular family car that prompts the question ‘when did I last see one of those?’.
Do You Remember - The Peugeot 204 and 304?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 11th April, 2019
Today, if you ask the average classic enthusiast to name a FWD Peugeot with a three-digit number commencing with “2”, the odds are he or she will name the 205.
Cars That Changed History - The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 11th April, 2019
Picture the scene – it is 1955, and you are travelling westwards along the A36 in your Standard Vanguard Phase for a Sunday afternoon in the New Forest.
50 Years of The Bedford CF
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 5th April, 2019
This year is, as any classic enthusiast knows, one packed to the gunnels with significant motoring anniversaries, including 50 years one of Britain’s most familiar vehicles.
Carrying On - With The London Vintage Taxi Association
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th April, 2019
On Sunday 31st March, Windsor was visited by an icon of British cinema. To a casual observer, the Austin 12/4 Low-Loader with Strachan coachwork was a wonderfully preserved example of the sort of taxi that you so often see in newsreels of London.
Meet The Owner - Elliot Dunn and "Black Bess"
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th April, 2019
This is the tale of a rather significant Vauxhall Wyvern, one that goes by the name of “Black Bess”.
Important Communication: Brexit and Driving in Europe
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th April, 2019
We are keeping a very close eye on all the latest Brexit news and working closely with our insurers to ensure our customers interests are looked after.
Six Ford Capri MK.I Rivals
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd April, 2019
Imagine that you’d hailed a lift in a passing Tardis and the Doctor had kindly deposited you at the 1972 Earls Court Motor Show, together with sufficient funds to purchase a reasonably priced coupe that was not a Ford Capri.
Five Splendid British Estate Cars Of The 1960s
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 1st April, 2019
It would be fair to say that this BMC duo mainly appealed to drivers who were not especially interested in “Swinging London” and who regarded Edgar Lustgarten crime films as ‘too thrilling for words’.
Meet The Owner - The Pringle Family Triumph 1500
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 28th March, 2019
‘For most people, it brings them back to when they were learning to drive’ is just one response to the 1972 Triumph owned by Andrew Pringle’s father John.
Club Of The Month - Mini Cooper Register
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th March, 2019
It’s a big year for Mini as it’s celebrating its 60th anniversary and we’re delighted to announce the Mini Cooper Register (MCR) as our March club of the month!
Derek Bell MBE to attend Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show 2019
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th March, 2019
Organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show are absolutely thrilled to announce Derek Bell MBE will be attending this year’s show.
Biggest and Best Show Ever - Spring Sunshine Brings Cars, Stars And Enthusiasts To The NEC Restoration Show
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th March, 2019
This year’s Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show, with Discovery, was bigger and better in every way with more halls, more clubs and more visitors than ever before.
Car of the Month - Ben Venis and his Peugeot 404
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th March, 2019
‘Most people are shocked as they think it's a Morris Oxford at first glance, and then realise it's a French car - but they do think she's elegant!’.
