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BRSCC Mazda MX-5 Championship
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th August, 2019
This weekend Brian Chandler and his team will be at Donington Park for the latest round in the BRSCC Mazda MX-5 Championship – good luck from everyone at Lancaster!
The Latest Star of the British Motor Museum - A 1971 Morris Marina De Luxe
- Andy Roberts |
- 9th August, 2019
Many readers will have learned to regard the term ‘time warp classic’ with suspicion as it all too often refers to an eBay “bargain” that Albert Steptoe, let alone Arthur Daley, would have rejected.
Join in Ford Capris’ 50th birthday celebrations with the Capri Club!
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 9th August, 2019
This year sees the Ford Capri celebrate its 50th birthday and The Capri Club is marking it in style.
Seventy Years of the Bond - The Original British Minicar
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 6th August, 2019
Stan Cornock of the Bond Owners’ Club is more than familiar with the myths surrounding the Minicar, not least because he has been driving them ‘since 1958’.
Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show 2019 review
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 31st July, 2019
We’re thrilled to announce that over 10,000 people attended this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars show! On the day, over 2,100 classic, motorsport and supercars were displayed over 36 acres of Sherborne Castle Estate, with 37 car clubs attending.
Hyundai Coupe Cup 2019 Race Reviews with Alex Cursley
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 31st July, 2019
Expectations were high as Lancaster Insurance and I started the 2019 Hyundai Coupe Cup together for the 5th season!
War and Peace Revival 2019
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 30th July, 2019
Lancaster Insurance are immensely proud to have been the classic car sponsors of the five-day military and vintage show – the War & Peace Revival which ran from 23rd – 27th July held at the beautiful Hop Farm in Paddock Wood, Kent.
Car of the month: David Frost's 1966 Ford Mustang
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 30th July, 2019
On 17th April 1964, Henry Ford II unveiled a car at the New York World Fair, one that sold 22,000 units on that same day. It was, of course, the Mustang, the car Ford intended as ‘the working man’s Thunderbird’.
Car Club of the Month: Three Counties Vintage & Classic Car Club
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 30th July, 2019
Based in the Bournemouth Area, the Three Counties Vintage & Classic Car Club primarily draws its members from the counties of Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset but does have members from as far afield as Cornwall, Worcestershire and Yorkshire.
From 1984 – The 35th Anniversary Hall’ – More Details of NEC Classic Celebrations Revealed
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 26th July, 2019
As 2019 marks the 35th anniversary of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, the organisers have chosen to theme Hall 8 as ‘From 1984 - The 35th Anniversary Hall’. Held at Birmingham’s NEC from 8-10 November, this part of the show is dedicated to marques, models and clubs that have appeared since 1984.
Phew - What a scorcher!
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 25th July, 2019
As the nation braces itself for what could be the hottest day on record, here are a few memories of past heatwave motoring
What makes a classic car valuable?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 24th July, 2019
Nothing conjures up an image of laidback luxury quite like a classic car. But if you’re considering buying a Bentley or purchasing a Porsche, it’s important that you don’t just leap into the driving seat without checking a few things first.
Meet The Owner - John Fisher's 1966 Austin Mini Convertible
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 22nd July, 2019
When the Mini collector John Fisher takes his Tweed Grey 1966 Austin Convertible for a spin he often encounters one of the following questions - ‘did you cut the roof off it yourself?’ or ‘why hasn’t it fallen in half?’ To which the answer is always, the work was undertaken by Crayford of Westerham in Kent - and their standards were renowned in the UK and overseas.
Meet The Owner - Garry Dickens and His Austin Super Seven
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 18th July, 2019
At first glance, 272 NHY is a prime example of the early Mini, one that bears the “Seven” badging that adorned all pre-1962 Austin versions. But then you notice that the grille does not quite resemble that of a typical De Luxe model, the two-tone Grey and “Almond Green” paint finish and the elaborate interior. Garry Dickens is the proud owner of an “Austin Super Seven”, one of the most short-lived and fascinating aspects of the Mini story.
