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Do You Remember The Bedford CA?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 23rd May, 2017
Before the Ford Transit debut, the UK’s premier light commercial was arguably the Bedford CA. When it launched in March 1952, it was the most advanced van in its class and for the next 20 years would dominate British roads. A Bedford might serve as a minibus for a thrilling school outing to the local shoe polish factory, deliver your milk in the morning and your Evening Standard on the way home from work.
Do You Remember the Talbot Horizon?
- Andy Roberts |
- 22nd May, 2017
What was Car of the Year for 1979? Surely it was the Opel Senator or maybe the B2-series Audi 80? But the answer, as all Talbot and Simca enthusiasts will proudly tell you, was the Horizon, a true ‘World Car’ that was made in France, Spain, Finland, the UK and the USA.
The Volkswagen Golf GTI MkI Remembered
- Andy Roberts |
- 19th May, 2017
1977 was the year that the Medallion Man roamed Britain’s highways, quite often at the wheel of a Ford Capri 1300L decorated to look resemble a 3000S. His sartorial role model was Alan ‘Fluff’ Freeman, his jewellery was real imitation gold – and his confusion on seeing the first imports of the Volkswagen Golf GTi was immense.
The 2017 Beaulieu Spring Autojumble
- Andy Roberts |
- 18th May, 2017
Nearly all enthusiasts have their own collecting hobby and my weakness is for motoring magazines of the past. You can buy such titles on eBay of course, but then you would deprive yourself of the thrill of the chase and the sheer satisfaction of finding a Motor Road Test Annual 1975, with an Allegro Estate on the front cover.
Hyundai Coupe Cup Rounds 3&4 at Snetterton – Alex Cursley
- Andy Roberts |
- 18th May, 2017
We headed off to Snetterton for rounds 3 and 4 of the Hyundai Coupe Cup with the hope of more of sustaining the success we enjoyed at Silverstone in our Lancaster Insurance Coupe. Snetterton has always felt like home to me, however it presents more of a challenge than Silverstone.
Lancaster Insurance to make charitable donation with each insurance quote and sale made using TeamMike or TeamAnt
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th May, 2017
Lancaster Insurance has pledged to donate up to £5 to charity for customers who quote the phrases ‘TeamMike’ or ‘TeamAnt’ when they ring up for an insurance policy. Customers who show support to the Charity Build Off by picking a team when they receive a quote will also be helping the Marie Crawford Boyd Foundation (Mike’s chosen beneficiary) and Harrison’s Fund (Ant’s chosen beneficiary).
Car of the Month: May 17
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 11th May, 2017
Regular readers of Lancaster’s ‘Car of the month’ feature might see a bit of a theme developing. With March’s COTM featuring the Peugeot 205 GTi and April’s looking back at the Escort XR3i, it seems only proper that we now look at the car which started off the whole ‘hot hatch’ movement.
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.
