LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
LIVING THE 1960S EXECUTIVE DREAM – THE FORD CORTINA 1600E
The Ford Cortina 1600E (for “Executive”) managed to capture the late 1960s middle class motoring zeitgeist. The Telegraph thought it suited to “‘fashion-conscious’ motorists”, and this 1969 Amber Gold Series 2 example sold by KGF
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE – THE VOLVO 145
There is something quite redoubtable about the Volvo 145, and this 1970 example sold by https://www.prestigecarsscarborough.co.uk/ is the sort of car a go-ahead architect might have favoured. Not to mention Margo and Jerry Leadbetter of The Good Life.
MEET THE OWNER – MICHAEL FORMAN AND HIS AUSTIN ALLEGRO 1.3 HLS SERIES 3
When I was (a lot) younger, an Allegro Series 3 such as Michael’s would have greatly intrigued me. It was not only the front air dam – which BL claimed improved fuel economy by 11% – the redesigned instruments or the improved equipment levels.
AN AUSTIN ALLEGRO SPECIAL L.E. – REUNITED WITH ITS ORIGINAL OWNER AT A WEDDING
Almost anyone who owns a classic car knows that it is virtually never just about the engineering and the metalwork. When participating in a show, some members of the public instantly recall their parents’ former transport, their first company car or the now rare saloon once driven by their primary school teacher.
RARER THAN RARE – THE CHEVROLET CORVAIR LAKEWOOD 700 DE LUXE
Peter Hind is selling not just one of the rarest station wagons in the UK but one now seldom encountered in its homeland. And in 1961, no other US station wagon had a technical specification on par with the Chevrolet Corvair Lakewood 700 De Luxe.
Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show Report by Andrew Roberts
It is virtually impossible to do justice to the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show - so here are my top 25 highlights from across the weekend.
Congratulations to Arthur Atkinson, our overall Bright Young Sparks winner!
Arthur Atkinson has been crowned our bright Young Sparks winner for 2025. The award was handed over in front of a packed audience at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show with Arthur clearly very happy to have won.
The Vauxhall Chevette At 50 by Andrew Roberts
To see Richard Kemp’s splendid Chevette L is to be reminded of the 50th birthday of this crucial Vauxhall. To celebrate, here are 50 Chevette facts.
The Future Generation – The Mechanix Students who restored a 1965 Hillman Super Minx by expert writer, Andrew Roberts
Young people today! Why, when I was their age, I lived in a shoebox on the A27 and worked 26 hours per day at Rank Hovis Southampton, all for a £5 Our Price record voucher.
Reliant Owners Club, Lancasters Club of the Month!
We caught up with Pete Huggins, National Treasurer, of the Reliant Owners Club.
Rosie Hamilton of the Morris Minor Owners’ Club – A Tribute by Andrew Roberts
In 2024, I had the remarkable experience of riding in one of the very few surviving Morris Isis Travellers. This alone would have made the year – let alone the day – memorable but what made that journey so special was that was in the company of the great Rosie Hamilton, who sadly passed away recently.
The Not-So-Secret Diary of Diva the Shetland Pony – Planning for the Show Season
So far it seems to have been a very long and wet winter. Like most people with horses, I am pretty fed up with the mud. As I look at Diva (Melland Queen of Scots), my Shetland pony, I wonder where, under this thick woolly coat, my lovely sleek show pony is hiding!