LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
Vanden Plas Prototype gets First Outing at the NEC
The name of Vanden Plas is one of the oldest in motoring history and the Owners’ Club is delighted to be showcasing five of its key models at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery - including one of British Leyland’s rarest prototypes.
A Tribute to the Alfa Romeo 158/159 Alfetta
As #TeamMike is preparing their Ford Escort XR3i, #TeamAnt is engaged in recapturing that glorious period of Alfa Romeo’s Formula One racing during the early 1950s. The original 158 Alfetta (‘Little Alfa’) dates from 1938 with Gioacchino Colombo devising a lightweight eight-cylinder 1,479cc DOHC engine that was fitted with a Roots supercharger.
September #ClassicRumble update from Mike Brewer and Ant Antead
September #ClassicRumble update from Mike Brewer and Ant Antead. Just over month to go before we all start heading to Birmingham for the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery.
Do you Remember – The Ford Escort XR3 and XR3i Mk. III?
As #TeamMike is hard at work, resorting a 1989 Ford Escort XR3i for this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, this is the perfect opportunity to remember the original model that caused such a genuine sensation back in August 1980.
First classics - a family affair
We’ve got just five weeks to go until the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with its theme of ‘family ties’, so we asked one of our customers and his dad for their classic story.
DVD of the Week – The Fast Lady
Why in my admittedly biased view, is The Fast Lady one of the greatest pictures in the history of civilisation? Well, this trailer might provide a slight clue.
70 Years of the Citroen H
This year marks 70 years of not just one of the greatest Citroens ever made but a true French automotive icon.
50 Years of the Honda N360
In March 1967, Honda launched a new car that proved to be a key model in establishing the marque with car buyers around the world.
Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, is all set for the ‘season finale’
The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, is all set for another gigantic ‘season finale’ of the classic scene at Birmingham’s NEC from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 November.
Formula Ford
For the first time in a while, qualifying saw all the Formula Fordsters on track at the same time meaning it was busy! I managed a decent time on one of the first laps putting in 4th. On my last lap I had a green first sector but unfortunately came across traffic and couldn’t put the lap together so finished P6 on the grid.
Pathe Newsreels – Happy Camping!
Rain, tinned Goblin beef burgers, UHT milk and Carry On England being screened in the club house. Those are my memories of caravan holidays during the 1970s, so it should come as no surprise that at least one holidaymaker was rumoured to have attempted a Steve McQueen style escape, albeit while riding a Honda PC50 moped.