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60 YEARS OF THE LITTLE CHEF

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 22nd October, 2018

It is the 13th October 1958, and strange developments are taking place in the town of Reading. Is it a Teddy Boy riot in Cemetery Junction or perhaps an appearance by Alma Cogan at the town hall?

MEET THE OWNER – THE LAST OF THE AUSTIN AMBASSADORS

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 18th October, 2018

Some enthusiasts spend years of their life seeking a Bugatti, a Rolls-Royce or a Ferrari. Others dedicate their off-duty hours to the restoration of a Maserati or a Facel Vega.

Do You Remember The Renault 6?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 17th October, 2018

Reading www.howmanyleft.co.uk can often be a depressing experience, as you learn how the numbers of cars that dominated your childhood are now in single figures.

CARRY ON CAMPING?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 16th October, 2018

There is something that is almost over-poweringly nostalgic about encountering a Bedford CF motor caravan at a classic show.

70 YEARS OF LOTUS – A FILM AND TV TRIBUTE

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 15th October, 2018

On Saturday 29th September, Lotus celebrated its 70th birthday, and so this is by way of a small tribute to the way in which the cars bearing the famous logo have created so many unforgettable screen moments.

DO YOU REMEMBER - THE PANTHER DE VILLE

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 12th October, 2018

If you happened to be reading The Daily Mirror on January 2nd 1980, glumly contemplating the return to work in the new year, the following headline may have caught your eye – ‘Big, extravagant, and drinks like a fish… (and that’s only the car)’.

Mike Brewer's #ProjectMGA to be revealed at the NEC Classic Motor Show

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 12th October, 2018

Wheeler Dealers’ Mike Brewer is looking forward to this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery for more reasons than usual as it will be the very first time he sees the final results of #ProjectMGA – the restoration of his 1959 MGA Roadster.

MEET THE OWNER – RUSSELL MACFARLANE AND HIS FORD CAPRI 2.0S MK. III

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 12th October, 2018

‘I'm 34, had my first classic (a 105E) when I was 14 and I've never looked back It's a pulsing through my veins passion, but this will be the car I finish on and just keep’.

BETTY THE MORRIS MINOR 1000 TOURER

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 12th October, 2018

As we all know, many cars have names which reflect their character and looks, and “Betty” seems perfect for a Morris Minor.

FBHVC brings biggest ever display to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 11th October, 2018

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) is promising its biggest and most diverse display yet at this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 9-11 November.

Wheeler Dealers' Ant Anstead launches his first children's motoring book at the NEC Classic Motor Show

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 10th October, 2018

DO YOU THINK THERE IS A CAR-MAD CHILD IN YOUR HOUSE? THEN THIS NEW BOOK FROM ANT ANSTEAD, THE ACE MECHANIC AND STAR OF HIT TELEVISION SHOW, WHEELER DEALERS, IS A MUST.

New hall to welcome 'Special Displays' at Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 8th October, 2018

THE NEW HALL 8 ADDED TO THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY, WILL FEATURE A NUMBER OF ‘SPECIAL DISPLAYS’ BRINGING TOGETHER A RICH SELECTION OF AMAZING CLASSICS.

50 Years Of The Audi

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 5th October, 2018

Fifty years ago, the Auto Union introduced a FWD saloon that truly established Audi as an alternative to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Citroën, Lancia and Rover.

LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP – NEXT TEN AUTUMN FINALISTS REVEALED

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 5th October, 2018

Another ten finalists have been revealed for the Autumn Final of the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership with cars coming from across the UK and even France.