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Club of the Month: May 17
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 11th May, 2017
Lancaster Insurance are pleased to announce May’s ‘Club of the Month’ as the Yorkshire & Derbyshire Retro Ford Club.
April #ClassicRumble Update from Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 10th May, 2017
It has been one month since the launch of the #ClassicRumble Charity Build Off and we caught up with our star participants; Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead, about their Charity Projects supporting The Marie Crawford Boyd Foundation and Harrison's Fund.
90 Years of Volvo
- Andy Roberts |
- 10th May, 2017
On 14th April 1927, the first Volvo car left the factory in Gothenburg. To celebrate 90 years of this great marque here is my own, very personal, list of my seven favourite vehicles to bear the Volvo badge…
Top Ten Affordable Coupes of the 1980s
- Andy Roberts |
- 8th May, 2017
Some of these fine coupes may often be seen at car shows across the country while others are rarer than a Bugatti Royale. Here are, in my opinion, the Top Ten Affordable Coupes of the 80s.
Top Five High-Performance Police Cars
- Andy Roberts |
- 3rd May, 2017
This is far from an exclusive list of the high-performance vehicles that police forces used for traffic cars, undercover pursuits or as a high-profile deterrent to would-be Nigel Mansells.
John Surtees Remembered
- Andy Roberts |
- 2nd May, 2017
‘Try to imagine it today: a motorcyclist, a seven-time world champion admittedly, hopping into an F1 car and seizing the title four years later. It is motorsport’s equivalent of a concert pianist discovering that he can also play violin to the standard of Yehudi Menuhin’ – The Daily Telegraph.
The Most Famous Van Ever?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 28th April, 2017
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem… if no one else can help… and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... The A-Team.
VIDEO: Lancaster's Restoration Show Highlight Reel (2017)
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 24th April, 2017
We've put together a highlight video of our stand and experience at the 2017 Practical Classics, Classic Car and Restoration Show! You can view the video below or on the Lancaster Insurance YouTube Channel where you'll also find our archive of videos from past events.
40 Years of Top Gear
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 21st April, 2017
At 10.15pm on 22nd April 1977, the BBC’s Birmingham studios transmitted the first episode of a new programme for car owners, presented by Angela Rippon and Tom Coyne. Top Gear was a half hour show that was broadcast in the Midlands region and one of the first cars featured was Ms Rippon’s own Ford Capri Mk. II.
Hyundai Coupe Cup Rounds 1 & 2 Review
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th April, 2017
The first two rounds of the Hyundai Coupe Cup were held on the Silverstone National Circuit on the 25 -26 March. There was a record number of 18 coupes on the grid, so I’m anticipating this will be a tough and exciting season for all involved!
Easter Opening Hours 2017
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th April, 2017
Happy Easter to all of our valued customers, our opening hours are slightly different than usual this weekend, due to the extended break.
The National Car Club Awards 2017
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 11th April, 2017
When it comes to the penultimate evening of the Practical Classic, Classic Car and Restoration show, there’s no greater place to be than at The National Car Club Awards. Great company, a fantastic dinner and the chance to mingle with the driving forces of the classic car industry, the club members themselves!
60 Years of the Riley One Point Five and Wolseley 1500
- Andy Roberts |
- 11th April, 2017
It must be said that the chap in the Riley brochure looks as jaunty as a young Nicolas Parsons or indeed any other actor who was prone to saying ‘gosh’ in a 1950s Technicolor comedy. And it is no wonder that he is tipping his hat to the new One Point Five, as it was – and indeed is – one of the most delightful British cars of the late 1950s.
