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Keep up to date with the latest news and events from the world of classic cars.

GOODWOOD REVIVAL REVISITED – OR TEN 1950s AND 1960s MOTORING MEMORIES

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 7th September, 2018

As the Goodwood Revival is with us, here is a postcard to evoke memories of traffic from the 1950s and the 1960s.

DO YOU REMEMBER – THE TRIUMPH TOLEDO?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 6th September, 2018

It is almost inevitably the case with cars that belong to an elaborate hierarchy that the most expensive versions are the ones that capture the public imagination; the Hillman Avenger Tiger, the Ford Escort RS1600 and RS2000 Mk. I and the Dolomite Sprint.

40 Years of The Citroen Visa

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 5th September, 2018

There is one particular detail of the early Visa that remains in the minds of all who encountered them back in in 1978.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE VAUXHALL CAVALIER CENTAUR?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 4th September, 2018

1978 was a watershed year for Vauxhall. It was the year when FE 1800/2300, the last of their large mid-Atlantic style large saloons, was replaced by the Euro-Executive style Carlton, the year that the Royale outshone even a Toyota Crown regarding sheer luxury and chintz-appeal – and the year of the Cavalier Centaur.

LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP – FIRST FIVE AUTUMN FINALISTS REVEALED

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 3rd September, 2018

The first five finalists in the coveted Autumn Final of the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership have been revealed, with organisers facing tough decisions after receiving more entries than ever before.

THE RETURN OF THE GOLDFINGER ASTON MARTIN DB5

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 31st August, 2018

Sir Christopher Lee and the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. Yes, the great Gentleman of Horror was Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun, and he was considered to play the eponymous Dr. No, but he has not an apparent connection with Goldfinger.

CAR OF THE MONTH – FORD GRANADA

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th August, 2018

Our main illustrations, as any classic enthusiast will tell you, are of a Dove Grey 1982-model Ford Granada 2.3 GL which is owned by Thomas Jenkins of South Wales.

Land Rovers unite to set new Guinness World Record

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th August, 2018

Lancaster Insurance is thrilled to have supported Land Rover Monthly and Billing Off-Road Show 2018 in setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the ‘Largest parade of Land Rover/Range Rovers’ with 640 vehicles taking part.

Club of the Month – Morgans Sports Car Club

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th August, 2018

With nearly 5,000 members around the world, the Morgan Sports Car Club (MSCC) is the go to for enthusiasts of Morgan cars.

Lancaster’s Golf takes part in Sporting Bears’ Dream Rides at CarFest South

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th August, 2018

Our prize-giveaway Golf, alongside custodian and our Car Club Manager Dave Youngs, made the trip down to Laverstoke Park on Saturday 25th August to take part in Sporting Bears' Dream Rides at CarFest South.

BUILT TO LAST – THE BMC LANDCRAB

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 24th August, 2018

There are several myths surrounding the BMC Landcrab. Firstly, when compared with a six-cylinder Ford or Vauxhall of the mid-1960s it does not feel especially heavy.

DVD REVIEW - THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 24th August, 2018

As the summer continues, those of us who are devotes of British cinema recall a film in which Britain is ravaged by a heatwave so intense that water is rationed, beatniks riot and a Morris Minor MM is attacked.

CarFest South

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 23rd August, 2018

Our prize-giveaway Golf has had a dream summer so far, going up and down the country being displayed at various shows and potentially meeting its new owner, and this Saturday will be attending the legendary CarFest South at Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE VOLVO 262C?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 21st August, 2018

When the Volvo 262C made its bow at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show, it would be fair to say that it could not be mistaken for any other car on the planet.