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DO YOU REMEMBER - THE ORIGINAL FIAT PANDA?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 13th July, 2018
The Panda is now well into its third generation but when did you last see one of the original versions? Once experienced, this was yet another Fiat could never be forgotten – the boxy yet attractive styling by Giugiaro, the flat windshield with its single wiper, the rear bench that could be arranged to form a hammock and the front ashtray that could be slid across the fascia.
PADDY HOPKIRK AT THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC & SUPERCARS SHOW
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 13th July, 2018
The news that Paddy Hopkirk MBE will be attending the Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show at Sherborne Castle on 15th July has prompted me to re-watch some of the footage of the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally.
ENTRIES OPEN FOR LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AUTUMN FINAL 2018
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th July, 2018
Enthusiasts are invited to enter their classic car into the coveted Autumn Final of the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership, held at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, at Birmingham’s NEC from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 November.
Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show 2018
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 12th July, 2018
This Sunday (15th July) is the Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show 2018 which is taking place in the picturesque grounds of Sherborne Castle. Once again we’re thrilled to be headline sponsor.
BUILT TO LAST – THE FORD CORTINA
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 9th July, 2018
‘How?’, you might fairly ask, can certain versions of the Ford Cortina be ‘built to last’. Some of them – the Mk. IV comes to mind – are now exceedingly rare but to see any cherished survivor at a car show or on the road is to be reminded of their impact.
50 YEARS OF THE BMW 2002
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 6th July, 2018
Some great motor cars immediately draw attention to themselves, be it at shows, in dealerships or when overtaking you on the M3. Others adopt a more low-key approach and exude a quiet sense of confidence - cars such as the BMW 2002.
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance revealed as headline charity for Lancaster Insurance Classic & Supercars Show 2018
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th July, 2018
The Trustees of the Sherborne Classic and Supercars CIO are thrilled to announce the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance as its Headline Charity for this year’s Show.
My First Classic Experience with Rowena Stanyer
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd July, 2018
Despite attending the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show every year, marvelling at the incredible classics on display and wondering which one I would choose if I won the lottery, I had never had the opportunity to drive a classic car.
60 YEARS OF THE CARRY ON FILMS
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd July, 2018
On the 31st August 1958, Anglo-Amalgamated released a low-budget National Service comedy film starring William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse and Shirley Eaton. The title was Carry On Sergeant and it was the supporting cast who would become world-famous so, in tribute, here are ten examples of prime car-related moments in the series
70 YEARS OF THE WOLSELEY 6/80
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd July, 2018
The scene – a warehouse somewhere in London docklands, circa 1953. A gang of ne’er do wells, as immediately recognisable by their scowls, black shirts and white ties, have stolen a several crates of kippers and are making their getaway in a Ford V8 Pilot acquired that very day from a bombsite motor trader.
“BUILT TO LAST” – FIVE OVERLOOKED CARS
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 2nd July, 2018
If you asked a classic enthusiast to name some popular cars that remained in production for more than two decades, he/she would probably start with the Morris Minor, the Citroën 2CV or the Renault 4.
BUILT TO LAST – THE RENAULT 4
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 29th June, 2018
You never forget your first experience of the Renault 4; the flaps on top of the dashboard that could be opened to admit gales of fresh air into the cabin, the “Push-Me, Pull You” gear change and the way in which the switches were apparently thrown at random around the dashboard.
MY FAVOURITE RENAULT – THE 30TS
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 29th June, 2018
2018 marks 120 years of the original Renault Voiturette, which provides me with the highly enjoyable challenge of selecting my favourite of their cars. The Dauphine is a model I will always associate with Peter Sellers in A Shot in the Dark and as a long-term devotee of 1950s large saloons, the Frégate looks imposingly municipal.
DVD OF THE WEEK – THE BOYS IN BLUE
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 29th June, 2018
1987. An idle afternoon spent at the local video library, searching for any diversion from revising A Level Government and Politics. And lurking in the increasing dust covered Betamax section, between Confessions of a Driving Instructor and Carry On England, is a film that you hardly believed existed – The Boys in Blue, starring Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball. Well, it might be worth the £1.50 rental fee...
