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“Forgotten Favourites” at the Beaulieu’s International Autojumble
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 17th January, 2020
As any visitor to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show will tell you, the cars that often attract the crowds are the now rarer than rare family saloons of bygone years. Think Ford Cortina Mk. IV 1.6 GL, Austin Mini Metro L, the Hillman Super Minx Series III or the HB-series Vauxhall Viva SL.
Do you know your European speed limits for motorhomes?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 17th January, 2020
Travelling around Europe in your motorhome can be so much fun! Don’t allow your trip to be spoilt by legal pitfalls. Before you set off, it’s important to familiarise yourself with the speed limits and regulations of each country, as they often vary.
FORTY YEARS OF THE RENAULT FUEGO
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 16th January, 2020
Forty years ago, a new Fuego would have provoked second glances. It is not just that it looked so different to the 15 and 17 that it replaced; it is also that the Renault appeared to hail from another age in comparison with the Ford Capri Mk. III or the Opel Manta B.
THE CITROEN 2CV6 SPECIAL – AN APPRECIATION
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 16th January, 2020
My next door neighbour recently gained custody of a 1987 2CV6 Special, which gave me the opportunity to experience true economy motoring of the 1980s. Anyone who complains about the sheer amount of distracting luxuries in modern smalls cars would surely appreciate the Citroën, as here is a car that proudly lacks nearly everything.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FORD ZODIAC MK. III?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 10th January, 2020
There is something undeniably imposing about a Ford Zodiac Mk. III. It is the sort of car that demands a camel-haired overcoat and a trilby hat, one for trips to Goodwood or at least a journey in style to the cash and carry.
The best motorhome clubs you can join
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 10th January, 2020
Owning a motorhome enables you to get away from it all. But did you know it can also provide you with a whole new community?
4 of our favourite celebrity petrol heads
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 10th January, 2020
Celebrities with cash burning a hole in their pocket, are able to indulge their passion for classic cars in a way that the rest of us can only dream of. Which celebrity petrol heads are most aligned with your taste in classic motors?
THE AUSTIN ALLEGRO RE-VISITED
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 10th January, 2020
For (too) many years, the Austin Allegro was an easy punch line for tired comedians. If you believe the myths, the official press launch on the 17th May 1973 was the occasion for universal abuse from the motoring press.
THE BULLITT MUSTANG IS FOR SALE…
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 9th January, 2020
Any reader who has a spare million dollars or so might care to attend Mecum Auctions tomorrow (10th January) in order to acquire the world’s most famous Ford Mustang.
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE LEA-FRANCIS LYNX?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 6th January, 2020
The 1960 Earls Court Motor Show was the venue for the re-appearance of one of Britain’s most famous car marques. This famous concern, well known for its vintage sports cars, makes a welcome return to motor manufacturing with a roadster of distinctive styling to say the least.
REMEMBERING THE TOYOTA CROWN S110
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd January, 2020
South Hampshire in 1979 was a bleak and lonely place. It was a realm where remote communities were reputed to regard the Test Card as a form of witchcraft and Children of the Stones was thought to be a public information film.
FIVE CAR-RELATED RESOLUTIONS FOR 2020
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd January, 2020
A fresh encounter with one of the first Austin Mini Metros. Those of us of an age to recall the 1980s will almost certainly remember the sound of the A-series engine in full spate. In the very early part of the decade you were less likely to encounter the S (do any of those survive) or the HLS than the L or the basic model.
CELEBRATING – THE MORRIS 1100
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd January, 2020
Put simply, the British Motor Corporation’s ADO16 range is one of the most important family of cars in the history of the UK’s automotive industry. When the original Morris 1100 debuted on 15th August 1962, it was not just the Mini-formula writ large; it introduced thousands of drivers to the concepts of FWD and Italian-styling all at a price within reach of the average suburbanite.
THE VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 2 CAMPER
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 19th December, 2019
Sixty-eight years ago, the German coachbuilder Westfalia noted how many Type 2 owners would use their VW as overnight accommodation for weekend trips, and so they introduced their “camping box”. As the name suggests, it was a detachable compartment containing a folding bed, a two-burner cooker, a towel-rail, a “vanity mirror”, a washing up bowl and two drawers.
