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PADDY HOPKIRK MBE 14th APRIL 1933 – 21ST JULY 2022
- Andrew Roberts |
- 3rd August, 2022
In 1964 some 299 cars were poised to take part in the Monte Carlo Rally including six BMC factory Mini Coopers. Their competition was fierce, with British Fords, Chryslers, Citroëns, Mercedes-Benzs, Saabs, Sunbeams, and Volvos due to take part. As for the favourites, Motor Sport observed
Is this the oldest MX5 in the UK?
- 29th July, 2022
Lancaster Insurance customer Ellie is the proud owner of a 1989 MX-5 Eunos, the oldest MX-5 believed to be in the UK today! The Japanese Market Spec model came to our shores in 1998 and fast forward five years to 2003, and this is when ‘Suki’ and Ellie’s journey began. Ellie was looking for a fun car for work and had recently come across an MX-5, thanks to a work colleague she visited that owned one. On her return home, Ellie’s search started in earnest when she spotted the red model in Autotrader. She made an appointment to see the car and the rest they say is history!
The Great Classic Trade-up – Our second car revealed…
- 27th July, 2022
We’ve now secured our second car – a 1993 Mazda MX5 Mk1 Eunos Roadster V-Spec Type 2 Edition – and we’re in love! We’re truly smitten with our new purchase at Lancaster Insurance HQ – a beautiful MX5 with all the bells and whistles, due to it being a V-Spec edition, which is a rarer model than the standard Eunos Roadster.
Our August club of the month is… The MX-5 Owners Club!
- 27th July, 2022
MX-5s are high on our agenda this month and to celebrate the wonderful roadster further, the world’s largest MX-5 Club is our club of the month!
THE MORRIS 1100 AT SIXTY
- 27th July, 2022
On the 15th of August 1962, the British Motor Corporation invited the ADO16, the car that would head the UK’s list of best-selling cars for many years. Company politics meant it was sold as a Morris, an MG, an Austin, a Vanden Plas, a Wolseley, and a Riley.
The Lancaster Insurance MG Owners’ Club Race Championship has been waving the flag for production based MG racing for over forty years
- 27th July, 2022
Ellie is the proud owner of a 1989 MX-5 Eunos, the oldest MX-5 believed to be in the UK today! The Japanese Market Spec model came to our shores in 1998 and fast forward five years to 2003, and this is when ‘Suki’ and Ellie’s journey began.
What is the British Commercial Vehicle Museum?
- 27th July, 2022
Get your ticket from the conductor and hop on board as we introduce the rather wonderful British Commercial Vehicle Museum.
10 of the best Lotus cars ever made
- 21st July, 2022
Are you new to the world of classic cars? Perhaps you’re a younger driver looking to stand out from the crowd with a stylish vintage motor? If so, we’d like to introduce you to the wonderful world of Lotus. Let’s take a look at some of your possible options.
THE JOYS OF PLANNING CLASSIC WEDDING CARS
- Andrew Roberts |
- 19th July, 2022
When I bought my 1960 Wolseley 6/99 last year, one of my reasons was a possible wedding transport for my stepdaughters.
Where Were You In 1972?
- Andrew Roberts |
- 19th July, 2022
On Sunday 3rd July, the National Motor Museum marked its 50th birthday with a 1970s Classic Car Drive-in Day - Celebration of 50th anniversary of the National Motor Museum and unveiling of The Story of Motoring in 50 Objects.
MEET THE OWNER – CHAS THOMPSON AND HIS VAUXHALL VISCOUNT
- Andrew Roberts |
- 19th July, 2022
In the late 1960s, a new Vauxhall Viscount struck awe in many a road user. It was a car for the provincial sophisticate, who dined at the Post Office Tower restaurant once a month and probably owned a chain of prosperous laundrettes in outer Southampton.
FIFTY YEARS OF THE NATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM
- Andrew Roberts |
- 19th July, 2022
The year is 1976, it is 20th December, and a K-registered Dyane 6 heads westwards along the A27. The fabric rattles alarmingly once the Citroën finally achieves 60 mph, and draughts leak into every corner of the interior.
WHERE WERE YOU IN ’82?
- Andrew Roberts |
- 13th July, 2022
As the Ford Sierra and the MG Metro are just some of the cars celebrating their 40th birthdays this year, we ask the vital question –
MY IDEAL SUMMER CONVERTIBLE
- Andrew Roberts |
- 13th July, 2022
As summer is finally with us, thoughts turn to the familiar pastimes –picnics with exploding bottles of diet ginger ale, wasps that sound like an irate John Lydon, and convertible motoring.
