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Meet The Owner – Peter Frost and his Wartburg 311
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 17th September, 2019
‘Most people haven’t got a clue what it is. Some think it is a Volvo while others read the badging on the front and get it confused with a Borgward’. But to be fair, Peter Frost’s 1963 Wartburg 311 Luxus-Limousine is a fairly exclusive sight, even by the standards of the classic car world.
Meet The Owner – Tim Mullings and his Morris Marina Jubilee
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th September, 2019
‘I receive so much respect when I take it for a drive; thumbs up and waves from pedestrians and headlamps flashed by other drivers. And it is small wonder that Tim Mullings’s Morris Marina Jubilee attracts such positive attention for if you owned one of these fine cars some 46 years ago, you would have enjoyed enhancing status in your community.
50 Years of the Triumph 2000/2500 MK.II
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd September, 2019
In the early 1970s, the sort of person who owned a new Triumph 2000 or 2.5 PI Mk. II was an instantly familiar type. They would dress fashionably but not outrageously – think Terry Scott as opposed to Jason King – and they would regard Watney’s Red Barrell as an abomination and Hai Karate aftershave as totally naff.
50 Years of the Renault 12
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd September, 2019
In the 1970s, a Renault 12 was a vehicle that stood out in virtually any car park. The radiator grille was angular, there were height adjustment levers next to the headlamps (to compensate for heavy loads) and the roof sloped upwards over the rear passenger compartment.
Do you Remember the Triumph Renown?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd September, 2019
We never learned if the Miss Marples of the Margaret Rutherford series of films for MGM-British owned a motor-car – but if she did, it was likely to have been a well-polished Triumph Renown Limousine.
Club of the month – Talbot Express Owners Club & Forum
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 30th August, 2019
For owners seeking technical expertise on a Talbot Express, the Talbot Express Owners Club & Forum should be your first point of call for the sheer breadth of knowledge and experience.
The Mini at 60 Cavalcade
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 28th August, 2019
On the morning of August Bank Holiday, certain residents of Cowley must have thought they were experiencing a Doctor Who-style time warp, as 60 Minis thundered along the road from the Mini Plant Oxford. The Cavalcade was, of course, a 60th birthday celebration of one of the select few cars that merit the term ‘icon’ and was an event that involved the resources of BMW UK, BBC Radio Oxford, Tanya Field, and countless enthusiasts who gave their time and effort.
Car of the Month - Roy Williams and his Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th August, 2019
On 10th January 1989 Roy Williams acquired a 1987-vintage “Diamond White” example of one of the greatest sporting saloons of its era. In the words of Andrew Frankel, ‘in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), the Cosworth RS500 won 40 races on the trot, a number unapproached by any other car before or since’.
Aston Martin steals the show at Lancaster Insurance Passion For Power!
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 27th August, 2019
HUNDREDS of classic, super and performance cars guaranteed a fantastic weekend to remember as the Lancaster Insurance Passion for Power show lived up to its name.
Formidable! - Guylaine Bouriad's Citroen Dyane 6
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 23rd August, 2019
Guylaine Bouriaud would be the first to say that few people brought a Citroën Dyane 6 for its blistering top speed, but then it is a car that offers so much else.
SIXTY YEARS OF MINI MEMORIES
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 22nd August, 2019
My earliest memory of the Mini dates from 1974 when every Thursday a neighbour’s maroon ten-year-old Morris Super De Luxe would transport us to the delights of the Hedge End branch of Fine Fare (‘Jacob’s Cream Crackers – 2p Off!’).
Ian Creese's Apache - The Austin from South Africa
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 19th August, 2019
‘I’ve had people ask me “have you cut and welded three cars, because the front looks like an Allegro, the rear looks like a Triumph and the middle section is from an Austin 1300?”’. Ian Creese is used to such comments, as on 4th July 2016 he acquired a version of the ADO16 that was never marketed in the UK – the Austin Apache.
Sixty Years of the Mercedes-Benz Fintail
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 17th August, 2019
A Mercedes-Benz “Fintail” (“Heckflosse” in Germany) is a car that exudes gravitas and menace in equal measure.
ENTRIES OPEN FOR LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AUTUMN FINAL 2019
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 15th August, 2019
Now in its fourth year, the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership has become a popular feature for competitors and classic car enthusiasts alike at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery. Entries are now open for the autumn final to be held at Birmingham’s NEC from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November.
