LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
MEET THE OWNER – ROBBIE POOLE AND HIS NISSAN MICRA K10
It all started when I was 16, my dad was working at a garage and a customer of his owned a 1986 pre-facelift Champagne Gold K10 that I used to love the look of - it was a 1L Automatic model”. The impact of that first-generation Micra on Robbie Poole was such that today he is the proud owner of a 1986 example that looks as though it has emerged in our dimension via a time warp.
MEET THE OWNER – MICHAEL RYMAN AND HIS 1967 WARTBURG KNIGHT
Michael’s fascination with the Wartburg Knight commenced in 1974 when his father bought a Carmine Red Mk. 4 Tourist from Woodman’s Garage in Thundersley. Nearly 50 years later, his stupendously rare 1967 RHD example reminds British motorists of a time when such cars offered cheap and very practical transport.
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE VOLVO 66?
We could have equally called this blog “Twilight Under Another Marque”, as several long-running models ended their careers with a different marque name. The Chrysler Hunter falls into this category, as does the Dodge Spacevan and the final DAF saloons, which were sold as Volvos in their last five years of production.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…SARAH CRABTREE
Sarah Crabtree needs no introduction, but in case you’re unfamiliar, she’s now Sales Manager for Evoke Classics, the online classic auction house headquartered in Essex. Before that, she stole the show during Bangers and Cash, the documentary series, recently renewed, that follows the trials and tribulations of Mathewsons auctioneers.
Celebrating “The Biggest News Since The Mini” – Simon Hayes and the Leyland Princess Enthusiasts’ Club
Like a lot of classic car owners, my interest was started by nostalgia – we had a Princess in the family back in the 80s, and I was always amazed at its shape, its size, and the noise its engine made. As a child I can remember being taken to Norwich, and my Auntie bought me the Dinky Toys Princess model – I vowed one day I’d have a real one.
MEET THE OWNER – MATT ‘FURIOUS DRIVING’ RICHARDSON AND HIS FLEET
Meet the owner, or meet the YouTuber? We should be told. A 1972 Rover 2000 P6 set Matt Richardson on the path to YouTube stardom. ‘I’ve had it since I was 17 – it’s not going anywhere,’ he said. Since then, the projects have fed the channel – and the channel has fed the projects.
Rules, O-Kei: Honey, I shrunk the modern car!
Kei cars were poorly prepared for the ‘seventies, but rule changes would see them flourish once more. The Kei was a beast of burden no more – it could be fun, too
Rules, O-Kei? A potted history of how the light automobile put Japan on wheels
A rapidly growing phenomenon, the Kei car came to symbolise Japan at its most industrious; the formula was working, and more people could afford a car than ever before
Rules, O-Kei? A potted history of how the light automobile put Japan on wheels
Small in size, sales surprise: born of governmental restrictions, the tiny Japanese Kei (pronounced ‘Kay’) class of cars trace their roots back to 1949
MEET THE OWNER – SEAMUS NEILSON AND HIS 1976 OPEL KADETT C COUPE
“I bought it from a guy in the Bristol area in February 2016 and have been slowly restoring it since then. We had a saloon when I was a kid and had always wanted one since then”. Seamus’s 1976 Kadett 1200 Coupe is not only one of the few surviving examples, it is also a reminder of a time when the Opel badge was a familiar sight on British roads.