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WHY I CRAVED A VAUXHALL VICTOR 2300S
- 2nd January, 2025
It is early 1975, and the two highlights of the week are The Goodies on BBC2 and the parental copy of Motor. And, if my memory is correct, it was in the latter I saw an advertisement for a car that epitomised style and glamour and would not be prone to breaking down on the A27.
THE LAST OF THE LINE – THE JAGUAR 420G
- 2nd January, 2025
Some years ago, I described the Mk. X in The Telegraph as: “the last really louche Jaguar; a link to a lost world of chorus girls, black market gin and looking out for a police Wolseley in the rear-view mirror”.
THE FIRST VAUXHALL ESTATE CAR FROM LUTON
- 2nd January, 2025
The news that the Vauxhall factory in Luton is expected to close will sadden many readers. The time when cars such as this 1961 Victor F-Type Estate departed the plant seems utterly distant.
MEET THE OWNER – MARTIN MALTAS AND HIS 1979 DODGE TELEVISION LICENCE DETECTOR VAN
- 2nd January, 2025
Martin Maltas is the proud custodian of one of the most fascinating vehicles of the 2024 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show – even if it is one you may not have welcomed in the 1970s. Many readers of a certain age will instantly remember this public information film.
SYMBOL OF SUCCESS – FORD CORTINA GHIA ESTATE
- 2nd January, 2025
Imagine the impact of taking delivery of a Ford Cortina 2.0 Ghia Mk. V Estate in 1979. The sable over chocolate brown Durham cloth and crushed velour upholstery would induce envy in virtually all your business colleagues. Meanwhile, the alloy wheels would cause patrons of the Little Chef on the A32 to drop their Jubilee pancakes in awe.
Meet the Owner – Rob Haycock and his 1965 Slough-Built Citroën DS
- 2nd January, 2025
Quite simply, I crave Rob’s Citroën DS. Aside from being one of the most beautiful cars in the history of the world, his 1965 example is not only to Pallas specification but also assembled in the Home Counties.
MEET THE OWNER – ANDREW BADHAM AND HIS JAGUAR 3.4 MK.1
- 23rd December, 2024
“I was looking for a really good Mike Hawthorn Mk.1 for a long time at the beginning of Covid. I found her on M&C Wilkinson’s Sayer Selection website.
RARER THAN RARE – THE FORD ESCORT HUNTSMAN ESTATE
- 23rd December, 2024
Stephen Bradbury is the proud owner of one of the most exclusive members of the Escort Mk.1 and Mk.2 ranges.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE MINI 850
- 23rd December, 2024
Watching old television programmes can give a very distorted view of the 1970s. Not everyone is dressed in the latest Kings Road fashions, not all men had the wardrobe and hairstyle of Roger Moore in The Persauders!
MEET THE OWNER – DAVID LEVAY AND HIS FORD SQUIRE 100E
- 23rd December, 2024
The Squire belonged to my late father, who rescued it from a local scrapyard as the original owner had passed away, and his grandson inherited it. He sent this car and four old Vauxhalls to the scrapyard.
RARER THAN RARE – THE FIAT 124
- 23rd December, 2024
Such is the 124’s fame as one of the world’s most popular car platforms that the original Fiat version is sometimes in danger of being forgotten.
Meet The Club Chair - Alex Sebbinger-Sparks and the Modern Executive Classic Cars Group
- 23rd December, 2024
We decided to found the group at a time when the traditional club structure was based primarily around ‘one make/model’, and we saw a gap in the classic car scene for the overall genre of vehicles that we cover.
MEET THE CLUB CHAIRMAN – JON BENTLEY OF THE SAAB ENTHUSIASTS’ CLUB
- 23rd December, 2024
Put simply, without clubs, the classic car movement would be unrecognisable. It is via the work of volunteers who give their time, expertise, and drive that so many vehicles have been preserved, as well as the legacy of countless brands.
Thank you for helping us celebrate 40 years at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show!
- 5th December, 2024
We always look forward to meeting fellow classic vehicle enthusiasts at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show
