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Lancaster Insurance focuses on their car club family at the Classic Motor Show
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 26th October, 2017
Lancaster Insurance, headline sponsor of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery, has announced its stand (Hall 1-250) will be focusing on car clubs, the heartbeat of the industry.
History's most infamous vehicles
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 26th October, 2017
Revealed: Seven great classic cars that started out in very mixed circumstances
St Ives based Lancaster Insurance has a ball with ‘sweet sixteen’ anniversary
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 24th October, 2017
Last month, Lancaster Insurance celebrated its parent company, Markerstudy Group, ‘sweet sixteen’ birthday. Known for ‘putting the fun into insurance’ the Group’s annual ‘Markerstudy Day’, raised nearly £11,000 in total for charity.
The First Holden Remembered
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 24th October, 2017
This is a vehicle that will need no introduction to any reader from ‘Down Under’ and many Britons will be familiar with the Holden 48-215 – aka the FX. On 29th November 1948, it became Australia’s Own Car, creating a nearly 70-year tradition that ended on Friday 20th October this year when the final Commodore left the production lines.
Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership – Remembering The Morris Marina
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 24th October, 2017
There are certain once ubiquitous cars that often cause people to suddenly ask ‘when did I last see one of those?’ It is an extensive list, one to which you could include the Ford Sierra Mk.1, the Austin Montego, the Vauxhall Cavalier Mk. 3, the Peugeot 405, the original incarnation of the Renault 5 – and the Morris Marina.
Motor Sport and Williams Showcase the Famous Rosberg Racing Dynasty in 'Family Ties' Themed NEC Display
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 19th October, 2017
To celebrate the ‘Family Ties’ theme of this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, two Williams F1 cars driven by one of the most famous father/son dynasties in the history of the sport will be on display at the NEC show, held 10-12 November.
Stars of the NEC 2017 – The Police Daimler SP250 ‘DART’
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 18th October, 2017
When many people see Jonathan Smith’s ex-London Met Daimler SP250 ‘Dart’, they often wonder why such a car was ever deployed on traffic duties.
First Ten Finalists in Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership Revealed
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 18th October, 2017
The first ten finalists in the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership’s autumn competition is an eclectic mix with a selection of cars that are guaranteed to turn any petrolhead. From a traditional British classic to an American stunner, an original adventurer to a fire breathing hot rod, expect the unexpected!
Restored Retro Porsche is the First Finalist in Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 17th October, 2017
A beautifully restored 1973 Porsche 914-4 has been selected as the first finalist in the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership’s autumn competition.
Stars of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show – The Vanden Plas 1800
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 17th October, 2017
Virtually anyone who has read the history of the British Leyland Empire and enjoyed Keith Adams’ indiscernible website AROnline, will have their own favourite car that was destined never to enter full production.
Historic Lotus Resister Makes Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, Debut
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 16th October, 2017
The Historic Lotus Register will be making its first appearance at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, at Birmingham’s NEC from the 10-12 November with a truly spectacular display.
John Lennon's Original Quarrymen set to recreate the First Meeting of ‘The Beatles’ at NEC Classic
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 16th October, 2017
On the 6th July 1957, The Quarrymen, a skiffle group led by a student named John Lennon, were playing from the back of a flatbed lorry during a village fete in Liverpool. It turned out to be an historic day as it was the first meeting between John and Paul McCartney, and started the journey to the band being renamed The Beatles.
The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, to Celebrate Automotive Anniversaries
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 13th October, 2017
The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, is honoured to celebrate many automotive anniversaries when it returns to Birmingham’s NEC from 10-12 November.
Clubs Bring Rare ‘Show Stoppers’ to Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 13th October, 2017
The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, returns to Birmingham’s NEC from 10 - 12 November with some incredible ‘show stopping’ cars curtesy of the exhibiting clubs including four very desirable forms of performance car.
