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Thank you for helping us celebrate 40 years at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show!
- 5th December, 2024
We always look forward to meeting fellow classic vehicle enthusiasts at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show
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Introducing our November Bright Young Spark, Niamh Smith!
- 5th December, 2024
How did your interest in cars and classics start? My grandad had owned his Alvis since long before I was born so I grew up with that always being in my life.
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Meet Multi-vehicle team member, James Vivash!
- 5th December, 2024
How long have you been working with classic cars? I have been working with Lancaster since January, although I have always been an enthusiast.
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Memories of the 2024 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show by Andrew Roberts
- 5th December, 2024
As always, it is impossible to summarise the experience of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, which is always a great event. Here are just 30 impressions of the 2024 Show...
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Meet The Collector – Peter Frost and his Model Car Fleet
- 5th December, 2024
For many enthusiasts, the seeds of model car collecting are sown at Christmas, with a Corgi 007 Aston Martin DB5 or a Dinky Police Range Rover under the tree.
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Lancaster Insurance supports Team at Race of Remembrance 2024
- 5th December, 2024
This month, Lancaster Insurance supported our special three-part 12-hour endurance race in honour of Remembrance weekend.
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MEET THE CLUB CHAIR - EDDIE FOSTER OF THE CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD OWNERS’ CLUB
- 18th November, 2024
When I bought my Wolseley 6/99 in 2021, one of my first thoughts was, “I must join the Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club”. This splendid organisation covers not only the 1 ½-litre and 3-litre British Motor Corporation ‘Farinas’ made between 1958 and 1971 but the 1954-1959 A40, A50, A55 Mk.
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MEET THE OWNER – ROGER LENTELL AND HIS VAUXHALL MAGNUM 2300 SALOON
- 14th November, 2024
As a child, during that long-distant time when repeats of Here Come the Double Deckers was a highlight of the week, I regarded the Vauxhall Magnum 2300 four-door saloon. Every detail, from the quad headlamps to the dashboard with its seven dials, denoted ‘class’.
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ONE OF MY FAVOURITE VAUXHALLS – THE CRESTA PB
- 14th November, 2024
It is always a pleasure to be re-acquainted with Ed’s 1963 PB-series Vauxhall Cresta, which is currently seeking a new home. This writer is sorely tempted by the car once promoted as possessing “all the qualities of a fine car”.
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RARER THAN RARE – 1979 DATSUN 200 LAUREL
- 14th November, 2024
Way back in 1979, when The Buggles sang about how video killed the radio star, a Datsun 200L Laurel was the car of choice for discerning executive motorists.
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THE DAIHATSU COMPAGNO – THE FIRST JAPANESE CAR IN BRITAIN
- 14th November, 2024
Sixty years ago, the fact that HM Customs and Excise registered an innocuous-looking two-door saloon was of little interest to the average British driver. 1964 was the year of the Ford Mustang, the Sunbeam Tiger and the 4.2-litre Jaguars E-Type and Mk. X.
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MEET THE OWNER – MICHAEL CARPENTER AND HIS FORD ESCORT 1600 GHIA MK.2
- 14th November, 2024
It belonged to an old boy who does the local shows; he could not keep on top of the maintenance, so he decided to move it on. This Escort was not cheap and a bit rustier than I hoped, but it scratches that itch without spending thousands on an overpriced and overrated sporter model.
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Introducing Emma Macphee, equine blogger for Lancaster
- 13th November, 2024
Hello, I’m Emma, a material planner based in Peterborough. When I’m not spending time with my horses, you’ll usually find me outdoors, hiking and exploring with my dog, Bonnie.
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LAST OF THE LINE – SAAB 96 V4 SOUVENIR
- 13th November, 2024
A select number of limited-edition cars celebrate the demise of a long-running model with flair, style and dignity – such as the Saab 96 V4 Souvenir. Stuart Barnes’s example is not the last of the famous range to leave the production lines – but it is number 28 of the final batch of UK-market versions.