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Keep up to date with the latest news and events from the world of classic cars.

Great turnout for annual ‘MG’s in the Park’ event

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 4th July, 2016

A review of the annual MG's in the Park event, by Jamie McTavish: Car Club Manager for Lancaster Insurance.

Free classic car insurance* – and how to get it

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th June, 2016

OK, so there’s no such thing as a free lunch. But you can still win a year’s free classic car insurance, and free tickets to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show...

Colour: How it can make or break a car’s presence and value.

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th June, 2016

Exactly the same car, exactly the same specification, exactly the same driving experience so why is one worth more than the other, with a greater resale value?

Online, offline and over the line – car clubs are doing it all.

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th June, 2016

It’s a very exciting time for classic car clubs of all shapes and sizes; as both the traditional, old school clubs and their newer and more digital-savvy counterparts look to alternative ways to attract new and progressively younger members to swell their ranks.

Is this the end of ‘The Peking To Paris’?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 30th June, 2016

Recent reports from the classic car movement in France have been making headlines on both sides of the channel, and it’s a much bigger deal than just EURO 16 or Brexit!

Any Colour You Like – As Long As it’s Ford!

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 9th June, 2016

A review of International Ford Day, by Jamie McTavish: Car Club Manager for Lancaster Insurance.

LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW CELEBRATES 'HEROES AND HEROINES'

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 31st May, 2016

The organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show have revealed that this year’s show theme is ‘Heroes and Heroines’. Held from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th November, clubs and exhibitors are invited to pay tribute to the people and motors that are their inspiration.

Super Saloons of the 80s

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 20th May, 2016

When it comes to the must-have classic cars, 2016 seems to be all about the hot hatch, but back in the 80s there was another breed of performance car on the road. We’re not talking of the sports cars such as the TVR 350, Lotus Esprit or the Toyota Supra, but the high performance saloon cars... These were known as ‘Q’ cars due to their understated looks and high performance, but they were guaranteed to leave Mr Hot Hatch in a trail of smoke at the lights.

10 Convertibles that Will Make Your Summer

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 12th May, 2016

With spring finally here and summer on the horizon, now is the perfect time to look at buying a soft-top for some summer fun. Whether you prefer your classic car to have a dash of the high-life, sporty, quirky & fun, stylish or big & brash, we think we’ve found 10 cars that will compliment your lifestyle. From turning up at a country house to driving some of the great ‘B’ roads of the UK to turning up at the beach or a festival, there really is a convertible for all.

Hyundai Coupe Cup success

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 9th May, 2016

Lancaster Insurance is passionate about supporting club activities. So, along with being headline sponsor of the Lancaster Insurance MG Owners’ Club (MGOC) Race Championship, the specialist insurer also supports Alex Cursley in the Hyundai Coupe Cup. Alex, who currently works in the MGOC workshop and is helping to restore Margo, gives his account of the first two rounds in Rockingham, back in April.

Dave Youngs joins Lancaster Insurance

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 27th April, 2016

Lancaster Insurance is delighted to announce the recruitment of Car Club Insurance specialist Dave Youngs.

Marking the 'M Era' at Brooklands

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 25th April, 2016

Several hundred classic MGs spanning 73 years of history took to Brooklands’ magnificent race track in glorious sunshine at the MG Era event on 10th April. Some dazzling examples included boat-tailed M-Types, elegant MG SA drophead coupes, 1960s MGCs and the more modern MGFs.

Don’t Miss Drive It Day

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 22nd April, 2016

On a spring day in 1900, sixty four cars lined up in London to begin the arduous task of completing 1,000 miles of motoring on British roads which were, even by today’s pot-hole strewn routes, a bit on the rough side.

10 Vintage Car Adverts

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 22nd April, 2016

Remember these airing on TV? We’ve been reminiscing and have some picks for you to watch, all thanks to YouTube!