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MEET THE OWNER: MARK FERRIS AND HIS ROVER 216 VANDEN PLAS EFI
- Andrew Roberts |
- 23rd December, 2021
Mark is the proud owner of the Austin Maestro VDP we recently featured, and he has also acquired a 216 Strata Grey Metallic Vanden Plas EFi. It was first registered on the 1st August 1988 and now goes by the name “Hyacinth”.
MEET THE OWNER: MIKE STEWARD AND HIS SAAB 99 TURBO FIVE-DOOR
- Andrew Roberts |
- 23rd December, 2021
Whenever Mike displays his 99 Turbo at shows, he frequently hears comments along the lines of ‘Never seen that before’ or despite the Saab’s very formidable presence, ‘it does not exist’.
MEET THE OWNER: NIGEL RICHARDSON AND HIS AUSTIN 1800
- Andrew Roberts |
- 23rd December, 2021
Local summer shows and fairs are so often a source of fascinating machinery. You might attend a fete with a vague expectation of bookstalls selling copies of Harry Potter for fifty pence, the delights of “Ferret World”, and a brass band playing In The Mood. But, then, you note a display of cars in a far corner of the field.
MEET THE OWNER: PADRAIC O’RIORDAN AND HIS MERCEDES BENZ 300SE
- Andrew Roberts |
- 23rd December, 2021
It is difficult to appreciate just how exotic any new Mercedes Benz Fintail would have appeared to the average Briton in the early to mid ‘sixties. t that time, even the cheapest 190 seemed to belong to a Cold War cinema drama, preferably one with a score by John Barry.
MEET THE OWNER: ALLAN JONES AND HIS FORD CAPRI MK.I SPECIAL
- Andrew Roberts |
- 23rd December, 2021
The first limited edition Capri was the 1971 Vista Orange, followed in June 1972 by the ‘Special’ based on the 1600GT 2000GT or 3000GT in XLR guise. The additional equipment included opening rear windows, a bonnet bulge, an alternator, a heated rear screen, a map lamp, hazard warning lights and, of course, ‘sports wheels’.
ON PARADE: AN RAF SPECIFICATION STANDARD VANGUARD VIGNALE
- Andrew Roberts |
- 23rd December, 2021
In the 1950s and well into the 1960s, the Vanguard was associated with the Royal Air Force. So from Brize Norton, Malta and Aden to Gan, Akrotiri, and Gibraltar, you would find highly polished Standards bearing RAF roundels. And today, the Vignale Estate, owned by the social media Influencer ‘Mrcarstagram’, is a reminder of the sort of car you might see in a black and white British Pathé newsreel.
Alex Cursley Hyundai Coupe Cup with Lancaster Insurance Season review 2021
- Sally McDonald |
- 23rd December, 2021
'Together with Lancaster Insurance we’ve won the 2021 Hyundai Coupe Cup!' This makes us the most successful Coupe with two series wins and the most number of races won ever.
Classic cars used in crime
- 23rd December, 2021
These are some of our favourite classic crime cars, from both fact and fiction. Some of these still make realistic ownership prospects today. They now enjoy iconic status (and not just down to certain criminal associations), so be sure to protect them with some specialist classic car insurance.
Our 2021 Car Club of the year
- 22nd December, 2021
Now ladies and gentlemen… a drum roll please! We are delighted to announce the winner of the Lancaster Insurance Car Club of the year for 2021 is …The Morris Register Club!
Z CARS AT SIXTY
- Andrew Roberts |
- 22nd December, 2021
Exactly 60 years ago, the BBC broadcast a new police drama series that would go on to capture the imagination of the viewing public. It featured some of the most recognisable vehicles in TV history as Andrew Roberts explains…
Our favourite seven-seater classic cars
- 21st December, 2021
There has always been a need to carry larger families around. During the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, these mass-transport duties were carried out by big, sturdy estates, many of them French. Later, people carriers (or MPVs) entered the fray, joined more recently by a new generation of seven-seater SUVs.
10 reasons to visit the British Motor Museum
- 21st December, 2021
In short, the museum is a must-see for anyone interested in the cars that we have produced over the decades – and, of course, for all fans of classic and vintage cars. Which includes us here at Lancaster Classic Car Insurance and, we imagine, many of our customers.
What should you do if your campervan is stolen?
- 21st December, 2021
If you do become the victim of campervan theft, there are several simple steps you need to go through. The essentials include contacting the police and your cover provider.
Discover Portmeirion by classic car
- 17th December, 2021
There’s something genuinely unique about Portmeirion. Nestled into a crook of the rocky coastline of North Wales, with the bleakly impressive Snowdonia just inland and vast grey slate mines within a few minutes’ drive, you would expect Portmeirion to be a classic Welsh fishing village, clinging resolutely to its stretch of shoreline.
