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60 YEARS OF THE AUSTIN-HEALEY SPRITE FAMILY
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 11th May, 2018
The 20th May 1958 marked the debut of a very compact two-seater with unmistakable looks and unmissable charisma. It was of course the Austin-Healey Sprite and to celebrate six decades of ‘The Car That Offers So Much” here are six stages in its 21-year career
THE CHANGES TO THE MOT TEST
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 10th May, 2018
The forthcoming changes to the MOT rules is an issue that will impact on many of us and, as a recap, here is the announcement on https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mot-changes-20-may-2018
MG Owners’ Club Championship - Martin Wills Review of Rockingham
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th May, 2018
Rockingham Speedway was built about 15 years ago and is identical to the American stadiums for Nascar and the Indy 500. You may remember two years ago Rich Morley and I leading a parade of MG cars around the Rockingham Bowl on behalf of Lancaster insurance which won us a place in the Guinness Book of World Records!
Hyundai Coupe Cup - Alex Cursely review of Pembrey
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th May, 2018
Rounds 3, 4 and 5 of the Hyundai Coupe Cup were held at Pembrey circuit in South Wales and we made the long haul with the Lancaster Insurance race car in tow, confident that we could turn our luck around...
SEVEN BANK HOLIDAY TRAVEL MEMORIES
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd May, 2018
This 1955-vintage photograph of North Woolwich, with the trolley buses and side valve Fords baking in the sun, put me in mind of so many past Bank Holiday journeys.
The First Time I Drove A Classic - Dave Youngs
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd May, 2018
I was fortunate enough to pass my driving test in 1990 as this was a great time to be a new driver. The 80’s produced a number of great hot hatches and even teenage newly qualified drivers could find insurance on these cars for a reasonable amount.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE JOWETT JAVELIN?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd May, 2018
Today, we often see such words as ‘bold’ and ‘innovative’ being all too readily hurled at any number of vehicles, but 72 years ago a sports saloon from Bradford truly deserved these descriptions.
Lancaster Insurance to make Stanford Hall VW show debut
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd May, 2018
On Sunday 6th May, Volkswagens will be out in full force for the annual Stanford Hall VW Show. Celebrating its 42nd year, Lancaster Insurance will be attending the event for the first time, which is organised by the Volkswagen Owners’ Club.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FORD CONSUL CLASSIC 315?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 1st May, 2018
There are two ways of regarding the Ford Consul Classic 315. The first is that it is the British equivalent of US suburban family transport - the sort of car that would appear in one of those early 1960s Technicolor Disney comedies where a Fedora-wearing dad really would say ‘Hi honey, I’m home!’
TOP FIVE “EURO-BARGES”
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 1st May, 2018
Put simply, a Euro-Barge is a large saloon of the 1950s and the 1960s that you might see in such fine pictures as From Russia with Love or Topkapi.
HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY LAND ROVER!
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 30th April, 2018
On 30th April 1948, visitors to the Amsterdam Motor Show were able to appreciate a new Rover product, one that was far removed from the marque’s image of providing transport for bank managers, doctors and solicitors.
BRSCC Mazda Racing – Round 2
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 30th April, 2018
For Round 2 of the BRSCC Mazda Season the team took the 55 mile trip from Haverhill to our Home Circuit of Snetterton in Norfolk on April 14th and 15th.
60 YEARS OF THE RENAULT FLORIDE/CARAVELLE
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th April, 2018
You will almost certainly see the term ‘import duties’ widely used in any book or article about foreign vehicles in the UK prior to the 1970s, for they did have a major impact on the car market.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE DATSUN 140J VIOLET?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th April, 2018
In my early years, I was initially convinced that the Datsun 140J Violet was an American car and looking at the brochure photos, it is easy to understand the confusion of my younger self.
