LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
DO YOU REMEMBER THE TRIUMPH MAYFLOWER?
I suspect that for many people their first glimpse of the Triumph Mayflower was not in the metal but in late night re-runs of the 1970 film version of Loot.
THE ULTIMATE ESTATE CAR? THE CHECKER AEROBUS
If you need a low-key and discreet form of transport, a Checker Aerobus is probably not the ideal choice. For starters, it is over 22 feet long, has eight side doors and seating for 12 occupants on four rows of bench seats.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE ORIGINAL MAZDA 323?
Such is the association between the Mazda brand and rotary engines that it is sometimes easy to overlook that for many British drivers their first experience of the brand was not in a RX7 but a slightly more mundane form of transport.
A royal affair at the Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show
Following the Royal wedding last weekend, organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show are continuing to celebrate and are thrilled to welcome to the show a 1953 Land Rover Series 1 which has royal connections of its own!
Hyundai Coupe Cup - Alex Cursley Review of Snetterton
Rounds 6 and 7 of the Hyundai Coupe Cup were held at a sunny Snetterton.
CAR OF THE MONTH – JAGUAR XJS
You never forget your initial sight of a Jaguar XJS. For some it was a tantalising glimpse in a showroom, others thrilled to Ian Ogilvy in “ST1” defeating sun-shaded villains in Return of the Saint but for me the location was a yachting marina on the River Hamble in 1977.
MORE MOT NOTES
If, like me, you are not technically minded, quite a few aspects of the forthcoming changes in the MOT on 20th May are, at first sight, rather bewildering. So, firstly, let us consider what happens if your car was constructed over 40 years ago.
Lancaster Insurance gears up for GTI International
On 2nd - 3rd June, VWs will be out in full force for the annual GTI International. Taking place at Rockingham Race Circuit in Northampton, Lancaster Insurance will be attending the event for the first time.
Tessa the Triumph - Rob Johnson
At this year’s Restoration show, we had two classic beauties on our stand; the first was our prize giveaway Golf GTI and the second was courtesy of our friends at Kelsey Media - a Triumph 2500TC.