LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
Club of the Month – The Gay Classic Car Group
The Gay Classic Car Group was founded in 1988 when a few friends would meet informally at a pub in London and today, it has over 1,000 members! Read more...
CAR OF THE MONTH - JOHN SIMPSON’S SUNBEAM ALPINE GT SERIES V
In 1981 John Simpson read an advertisement in Exchange and Mart for a 1966 Alpine Series V GT. The price was just £150, and the Sunbeam was located ‘only eight miles from my house’ but to suggest that it had enjoyed better days was a mild understatement.
MEET THE OWNER – MICHAEL NETTLEY’S FIAT 128 SALOON
There was a time when you would not have looked twice at a 128 saloon, for it would have been as much part of your everyday life as Nationwide in the evening and wondering just why the scenery in Crossroads looked so flexible.
THE DAVID JONES HA VAUXHALL AND BEDFORD FLEET
The HA series Vauxhalls and Bedfords were once as much a part of everyday life as listening to Round The Horne on the BBC Home Service and thinking that the Rolling Stones needed a haircut.
ON PATROL – PAUL WALSH AND HIS EX-GMP FORD CAPRI INJECTION SPECIAL
‘Amazing’. ‘Jealous’. ‘Envious’. ‘Cool car’ ‘I remember those cars’. ‘Well done’. ‘Nice job’. ‘That's amazing’. ‘Great looking vehicle’ and ‘That's fantastic’.
MEET THE OWNER – JAMES WINCH AND HIS UFO SHADO JEEP
The year is 1980 and Earth is under attack from an army of bad mannered aliens whose goal is to invade the Home Counties to kidnap humans and harvest their organs for use in their bodies.
ONE FAMILY FROM NEW – EDDIE BRAMLEY’S FORD CONSUL
It almost goes without saying that any Consul Mk. II “Lowline” is a highly desirable classic.
MEET THE OWNER – LIAM GRIFFIN AND HIS YUGO CONVERTIBLE
In the month of February, with its grey weather, many of us dream of sunny days, 99 Flakes and open-top motoring.
MEET THE OWNER – MARTYN HUBBARD AND HIS RELIANT REBEL
‘People are never sure what it is. They always say, “what a beautiful little car”, and some are surprised when I say it is a Reliant as most people only ever remember Reliant Robins and Reliant cars having three wheels’.
Meet The Owner - Sebastian Warner and his Vauxhall Viva HC 1300L
40 years ago, one of Britain’s most famous car names ceased production and would not be revived for another 36 years.