LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
Remembering The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Type 34
No wonder that young couple is amazed by the sight of a Type 34 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia as they clearly never expected to find a car that is even more modish than they are.
Andy Roberts Shares his Restoration Show Highlights 2017
Where else but at The Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show are you likely to find not one but three Austin Ambassadors, all of them the flagship Vanden Plas version, and a 1975 Wolseley-badged blue Wedge?
Lancaster Insurance announces Mike vs Ant ‘Charity Build Off’ initiative
Lancaster Insurance is thrilled to announce a new initiative for 2017 with two classic car ‘heavyweights’, Mike Brewer and Ant Anstead, going head to head for charity.
The Hillman Avenger Remembered
To many people of my vintage age (i.e. born the year of the Mini Clubman) those pictures of Howard Hargate’s Avenger Super in the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership at the Practical Classics Restoration Show in March 2017, will prompt countless memories. The Hillman Avenger is an uber-1970s car, one forever to be associated with Spangles, Wimpy bars, packets of Vesta Chow Mein and, in my case, Sussex Constabulary patrol cars.
The Ultimate Off-Roader? Meet the Citroen 2CV Sahara
As nearly everyone knows, there is no such thing as an ‘ordinary’ Citroen 2CV – it simply means that some are more extraordinary than others. On the 1st-2nd April at the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show at the NEC, Classic Car Auctions is presenting a very rare opportunity to purchase a Deux Chevaux that is said to be able to climb a 45% gradient.
The Liver Run Rovers - 30 Years On
The task facing the crews - driver PC William McIntyre and navigator/wireless operator PC Graham Fordham in the lead car and PCs Les Crossland and Steve McCabe in a backup vehicle with a video camera – is best described as ‘immense’.
The Vauxhall Magnum - The Grooviest Car of The 1970's
Around 42 years ago, I concluded that the Vauxhall Magnum was the most glamourous car in the world, one so great as to be on a par with The Goodies or Playaway on BBC2.
Lancaster Insurance to arrange cover for all ages of Morris Minor drivers
Lancaster Insurance has announced that it will be widening its Morris Minor schemes, further strengthening its association with the marque.
60 Years of the Fiat 500
If anyone compiled a list of ‘The Top Ten Most Charming Cars Ever Made’, the Fiat Nuova 500 will possibly be a contender to come top of the list.
Club of The Month: March 2017
A warm welcome to our new club partners, and ‘Club of the Month’, Volvo Enthusiast Club.
Lancaster Insurance Celebrates Being Part of 4th ‘Best Big Company to Work For’ in UK
Lancaster Insurance, part of Markerstudy Group of Companies, is on cloud nine following its fifth year of success at The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For Awards with the Group achieving an incredible 4th position.