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The Austin K2/Y Ambulance
- Andy Roberts |
- 31st July, 2017
As with many of my generation, I first encountered the Austin K2/Y via re-screenings of Ice Cold in Alex on television. It is a film that showcases the talents of John Mills and Anthony Quayle at their considerable best and one of the principal characters is the battered but indomitable ambulance, which was one of the key British military vehicles of the Second World War.
40 Years of the Saab 99 Turbo
- Andy Roberts |
- 26th July, 2017
This year marks a double celebration for Saab, not only is it the 40th anniversary of the Turbo, it is also the 50th birthday of the 99.
A Half Dozen 1970s Hot Hatchbacks
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 25th July, 2017
The VW Golf GTi Mk. I may have been one of the most notable ‘hot hatchbacks’ of the 1970s but it was neither the only or even the first of the breed. The half-dozen cars described below are my own selection – all front wheel drive, all with a third or fifth rear door and all of them highly entertaining.
Adverts of the Week - Wolseley
- Andy Roberts |
- 24th July, 2017
‘What a magnificent car’, the three business-like gentlemen seem to be saying. ‘We like the cut of the owner’s jib for anyone who appreciates the 6/99 is clearly a chap amongst chaps. He obviously deserves a seat on the Board of Directors and 5,000 guineas per year’.
Top 10 Beach Cars
- Andy Roberts |
- 21st July, 2017
The top 10 beach cars.. or if you prefer, ten cars that help to make a successful vacation. In chronological order, we have:
Gene Hunt: what would he have driven in the 1990s?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 20th July, 2017
If TV super-cop Gene Hunt had operated in the 1990s, which car would have replaced the 1980s Audi Quattro?
Top 7 Doctor Who Cars
- Andy Roberts |
- 19th July, 2017
The announcement on July 16th of the Thirteenth Doctor sent me back to the distant past, one long before Christopher Eccleston – a time of disused quarries, entertaining rubber-costumed monsters and when masterminds who craved to rule the universe sported pointed beards to highlight their malign natures. And, as it turned out, quite a variety of cars…
Record Turnout for the Lancaster Insurance Classic and Supercars Show at Sherborne Castle
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 19th July, 2017
We’re thrilled to announce the show’s highest turnout last weekend, with more than 14,000 people attending the show, up 40% on last year! Over the weekend, 2,100 classic, motorsport and supercars were displayed over the 36 acres, with 1,720 classic and sports cars including those from members of 31 car clubs.
Car Club of the Month - July 2017
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 19th July, 2017
Club of the Month is always a very difficult feature for us to decide as there are always so many worthy recipients! This month’s was unanimously decided and has been awarded to ‘Yeovil Car Club’, a club we met at the Lancaster Insurance Classic and Supercar Show at Sherborne Castle, which took place last weekend.
Car of the Month - July 2017
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 19th July, 2017
The early ‘whale tail’ version of the Sierra Cosworth featured as our ‘Car of the Month’ last year but it was the 4-door saloon version of this car, with its less extrovert styling, which became much more accessible to those looking for a fast Ford. Over the 4 years that the ‘Cossie’ was produced some 25,000 vehicles were snapped up.
Bentley Continental GTC Convertible joins Lancaster Insurance stand
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 14th July, 2017
This weekend, a team from Lancaster Insurance will be making their way to the picturesque Sherborne Castle for the Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercar Show where over 2,000 vehicles will be on display including American, Custom and Hot Rod cars as well as a range of supercars.
Alex Cursley Celebrates Double Win At Rockingham
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 13th July, 2017
Rockingham Motor Speedway was the setting for our mid-season meet and we set out to get back to our winning ways following the frustrations at Thruxton.
Do You Remember the Reliant Kitten?
- Andy Roberts |
- 12th July, 2017
Many of us have been nearly bored to death by various jokes concerning that mythical car, the ‘Robin Reliant’. Firstly, it was and is a Reliant Robin - just as you would not refer to a ‘Cortina Ford’ or ‘Chevette Vauxhall – and secondly, the Tamworth company did not lack for ambition with their small cars during the 1970s.
The Hillman Imp – The Car for ‘The Young in Heart’
- Andy Roberts |
- 11th July, 2017
A confession – I am an unabashed fan of the Hillman Imp family. The early models are, in my not at all boasted view, one of the best looking small cars of their generation with their quasi-Chevrolet Corvair lines.
