LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
Can a motorhome blow over?
While it’s strongly advised that you shouldn’t drive in difficult weather conditions, sometimes it’s simply unavoidable. But what are the dangers and likelihood of your motorhome actually being blown over by the wind? And what can you do to prevent this?
How to research the history of your classic car
Has anyone interesting owned the car before you, are the manuals and other ephemera still lying in the glove box? All this adds value and is a great talking point at classic car events.
The Ford Consul and Zephyr-Six Mk.I At 70
Seventy years ago, two of the stars of the 1950 London Motor Show could be found at Stand 154. The Ford Consul and Zephyr-Six not only promised ‘motoring satisfaction at a minimum of cost’ they also appeared startlingly modern in comparison with the Anglia E494, the Prefect and the V8 Pilot.
ALMOST EXTINCT – SEVEN RARE CLASSICS
There is, as many of us are all too aware, a grim fasciation in perusing www.howmanyleft.co.uk/ for the numbers of once-familiar sights. Here are seven cars that are on the verge of vanishing from our roads
THE VAUXHALL VIVA HC AT 50
Sometimes age catches up with even the most alert of classic enthusiasts – not least the fact that on the 1st October the Vauxhall Viva HC celebrates its 50th birthday.
Diana Rigg 1938 - 2020
As with many of my generation, I first encountered The Avengers in the 1980s, when Channel Four re-screened Series Five – and after just one episode, I was a devotee for life.
The Original Sunbeam Rapier – A Celebration
It is a testament to the Sunbeam Rapier that it managed to cause a stir at the 1955 Earls Court Motor Show despite competition from the Citroën DS, the Jaguar 2.4 and the MGA to the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud.
Meet the Owner - Terry Temlett and his Ford Anglia 105E Estate
Read Lancaster Insurance's latest Meet the Owner, this week we talk to Terry Temlett and his Ford Anglia 105E Estate.
THE CITROEN GS AT 50
On 24th August 1970, Citroën unveiled a car that redefined mass-motoring – the GS. Here are 20 facts concerning this most remarkable of cars:
MEET THE OWNER – MARK MCCLELLAND AND HIS VAUXHALL ASTRA GTE MK. I
Many readers will immediately recognise Mark McClelland’s Astra GTE Mk. I as A 641 SPO won third prize at the 2016 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show “Pride of Ownership”. Incredibly,