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CAR OF THE MONTH – RICHARD THORN’S LOTUS ESPRIT V8
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 30th October, 2018
‘It sounds just awesome’. This is just one of the reasons why Richard Thorn enjoys his 1996 Esprit V8.
70 Years of the Holden
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 29th October, 2018
On Monday 29th November 1948, Ben Chifley, the then Prime Minister of Australia, unveiled the first ever Holden car – the mighty 48-215.
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE ORIGINAL FORD GRANADA GHIA?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 26th October, 2018
In March 1974 Ford unveiled their latest flagship – and their first car to bear the Ghia badge.
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE SIMCA 1000?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 24th October, 2018
‘Chic’ is an incredibly overused term (especially when an estate agent is trying to sell you a property that managed to escape demolition circa 1987), but it really does apply to the Simca 1000.
Lancaster Insurance embraces ‘Built to Last’ theme by opening ‘Lancaster Cars’ at the NEC!
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 23rd October, 2018
Lancaster Insurance, headline sponsor of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, will be highlighting the evolution of old to new and welcoming show attendees to visit ‘Lancaster Cars’ on their stand in Hall One!
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.
