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THE EDSEL REVISITED
- Andrew Roberts |
- 10th May, 2022
The year is 1957, and the venue is the internal launch party for the Edsel. There Robert McNamara, the General Manager of the Ford division, tells the advertising guru Fairfax Cone that the company is already planning its demise even before the first customers took delivery. It did not augur well for the new marque.
THE FORD PROBE REMEMBERED
- Andrew Roberts |
- 10th May, 2022
Some aspects of 1990s life now appear impossibly distant – Eurotrash on Channel 4, doomed BBC soap Eldorado and the Ford Probe. Here was a car heavily promoted by Ford, including the obligatory pompous advertisement.
THE GREAT BRITISH CAR JOURNEY
- Andrew Roberts |
- 10th May, 2022
Many of us are old enough to remember when a family picnic tended to involve egg and cress sandwiches, explosive bottles of R Whites lemonade and an overheating Morris 1100 De Luxe just outside of Weymouth.
MEET THE OWNER – STEPHEN DAWES AND HIS ONE FAMILY FROM NEW FIAT 124
- Andrew Roberts |
- 9th May, 2022
Sometimes, when writing about classic cars, you come across a vehicle that is incredibly rare – so rare, in fact, that you cannot remember seeing one on the road in the past three decades. Stephen Dawes’s 124 is not only one of the very few examples left; it is also a one-family-from new Fiat.
The Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire 346; An Appreciation
- Andrew Roberts |
- 9th May, 2022
One of the stars of the 1952 London Motor Show was the Sapphire 346. “Truly a car of character” stated Armstrong Siddeley and this was not an exaggeration.
Coffee, rolls and Gordon-Keebles at the first Lancaster Insurance Classics & Coffee event!
- 28th April, 2022
We really enjoyed hosting over 200 guests at our first Classics & Coffee event on 16th April at the Classic Motor Hub in Bibury.
The Great Classic Trade-up challenge – Goodbye to the Honda Acty and hello to a BMW E36 323 convertible!
- 28th April, 2022
The Honda Acty Romahome proved something of a surprise hit. Late on the Sunday afternoon of the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show, an enthusiast from Lincolnshire dropped by the Lancaster Insurance stand and offered us £5,000 for it and the chance to sell it on quickly at a fair price was too good to turn down.
Laura Godtschalk and Katie, Pride of Ownership winners 2022!
- 28th April, 2022
“I’ve got to be honest, I’m not a person that’s usually lost for words” says 2022 Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership winner Laura Godtschalk, “but when they announced my little car had won, I was totally dumbfounded.”
Gadgets and classics - from fog lights to dash cams!
- 28th April, 2022
Whether it’s a dash cam or a digital radio, many classic car enthusiasts who take their cars out for long country road trips, choose to add a few modern accessories to their vehicles, so that they can listen to their favourite tunes or provide extra cover should an accident happen.
THE MG METRO AT FORTY
- 28th April, 2022
On 5th May 1982, British Leyland announced the latest version of the Metro – one bearing a name not seen on a new car since 1979. As the advertisements promised, it was time to “Fasten Your Seat Belts”.
Club of the month: The Fiat Motor Club (GB)
- 28th April, 2022
This month we’re venturing across the Mediterranean and heading to sunnier climes, as the focus of our ‘Club of the Month’ is the iconic and much-loved Fiat!
Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership – 3rd place goes to Shaun Hunter and his Escort 1.3 XL
- 28th April, 2022
“What a weekend we had”, says Pride of Ownership contender Shaun Hunter. “Honestly it was just amazing. I’d applied to be in the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership competition before, but with covid, everything was on hold so it was 3rd time lucky.”
Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership – 2nd place goes to Brian Kent and his 1965 Humber Super Snipe Estate!
- 28th April, 2022
“I’ve had so many offers for the Humber Snipe, you wouldn’t believe it, but I’ll never sell, we’re going to enjoy it. That’s what I did it for!” Brian Kent couldn’t be prouder of his 1965 Humber Super Snipe Estate, though he says himself, he’s been blown away by the reaction to his immaculate restoration.
MEET THE OWNER – AMJAD AND HIS TOYOTA CROWN S110
- Andrew Roberts |
- 27th April, 2022
“The Crown was sold to me by its second owner, who had the car for 34 years but had to sell it because of the ULEZ extension last September”.
