LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
Walter Hayes Trophy Review
The Walter Hayes Trophy is arguably the highlight of the Formula Ford season! Historic, classic and modern cars all come together for a knockout format finale at Silverstone in early November.
THE LIKELY LADS – A TRIBUTE TO RODNEY BEWES
The passing of Rodney Bewes on 21st November inevitably conjured memories of his most famous role, that of the socially aspirational Vauxhall driver Bob Ferris.
50 Years of the Austin 3-Litre
If any car deserved the title of ‘misunderstood’ it is the Austin 3-Litre, one of the last products of the British Motor Corporation (BMC). Insure your classic car today with Lancaster Insurance
Seven Splendid Special Edition Minis
This is far from an exhaustive short list of the vast number of special Minis – merely seven examples that caught my eye during the 1970s and 1980s…
Pride of Ownership - Cortina MK. III
The Ford Cortina Mk. III is possibly the most uber-1970s car in British motoring history, a vehicle to be mentioned in the same breath as Amazin Rasin Bars, The Goodies, Watney’s Red Barrel, Noddy Holder crooning Coz I Love You and the Raleigh Chopper.
DVD of The Week - That Riviera Touch
In 1964 Morecambe and Wise signed a contract to make three films for the Rank Organisation.
Do You Remember The Talbot Tagora?
Do You Remember The Talbot Tagora? There are some cars that almost literally became part of our everyday life but the Talbot Tagora was not one of them.
Do You Remember – The Renault 16?
43 years ago, I encountered a car that I genuinely thought belonged in the world of Star Trek or Doctor Who; i.e. the front windows and the door locks were operated at the press of a button.
2017 LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW REPORT
Imagine one Christmas you had been given – or ‘borrowed’ from the sideboard – an entire tin of Quality Street and were therefore faced with the exceedingly pleasurable dilemma of choosing your first Green Triangle or Caramel Swirl.