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OWNER’S PROFILE – JAMES ROSS SINCLAIR AND HIS RENAULT 10

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 22nd November, 2018

The Renault 8 and 10 used to be one of the most commonly encountered rear-engine cars in the UK and their owners would proudly boast about their comfort, their reliability and such features as disc braking on all four wheels.

20 Fascinating Facts About The Austin FX4

  • Andy Roberts |
  • 22nd November, 2018

On the 25th November 1958, the British Motor Corporation introduced its latest taxi and so here are 20 fascinating facts about the Austin FX4:

60 Years of the Aston Martin DB4

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 22nd November, 2018

What do you consider to be the most aesthetically stunning car of the 1950s? Across the Atlantic, one might cite the Hudson Hornet, the ‘53 Studebaker Commander, the ’57 Continental, the ’57 Thunderbird or even, by the end of the decade, the Pontiac Bonneville.

DO YOU REMEMBER – THE LANCIA TREVI?

  • Andy Roberts |
  • 22nd November, 2018

Some cars appear to be forgotten shortly after, or even during their production run despite their merits; the Honda Quintet is one such model that comes to mind.

DO YOU REMEMBER – THE ORIGINAL FORD ESCORT?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 20th November, 2018

This year saw the 50th anniversary of the Escort as most of us know it, but back in early 1968, many British drivers would have been very familiar with the name.

THE BOND BUG REVISITED

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 19th November, 2018

You never forget the sight of the Bond Bug, one of the very few British three-wheelers to be aimed at the youth market.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE VAUXHALL WYVERN/VELOX/CRESTA E?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 16th November, 2018

To look at this 1955 cinema commercial is to witness a world that is akin to an Enid Blyton story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySGUiv4PIA4 .

The 2018 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show – Part 2

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 15th November, 2018

How can you possibly hope to select a personal Car of The Show out of 3,000 vehicles and 300 club stands?

The 2018 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show – Part 1

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 15th November, 2018

My first impression of the 2018 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show was merely this – any Austin Maxi will now turn heads, but a Maxi with a fawn vinyl roof and a Webasto is not so much eye-catching as utterly decadent.

STARS OF THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW – ANTHONY ELLIS AND HIS POLICE MAESTRO CLUBMAN

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 15th November, 2018

The name of the 1992 Maestro 1.3 Clubman that belongs to Anthony Ellis is the wholly appropriate “Juliet Maestro’.

MEET THE OWNERS – STEPHEN AND SUSAN ROSE AND THEIR 1969 AUSTIN MAXI

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 13th November, 2018

If you are devotee of archive television (which I certainly am) one of the major fascinations is the street scenes.

A LANDMARK YEAR FOR THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 13th November, 2018

There were so many landmarks to celebrate at this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery.

70 YEARS OF THE 2CV - AND THE 2CV FAMILY

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 6th November, 2018

The design brief was ‘A car capable of driving across a ploughed field with a sheep in the back and a pile of eggs on the front seat’.

SIX SPLENDID SPECIAL EDITIONS

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 2nd November, 2018

Or, half a dozen limited edition models that created a stir on their launch