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Meet The Owner - Sam Spinks and his 1960 Austin "Seven" Mini

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 17th April, 2019

Mr. Sam Spinks often finds that his 1960-vintage classic is a frequent cause of confusion for members of the public – ‘they go “ah, look it's a Mini and then they walk to the back and see the “Seven” and then start to question “is it a Mini?”’.

Easter 2019 Opening Hours

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 16th April, 2019

Lancaster Insurance would like to wish you and your families a Happy Easter. Our opening times will be slightly different over the Easter weekend, please click here to view.

Lancaster Insurance gears up for Tatton Park classic car shows

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 16th April, 2019

Lancaster Insurance is thrilled to be reinforcing its commitment to the industry by supporting three classic car events at Tatton Park this year as headline sponsor.

50 Years Of The Mini Clubman

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 12th April, 2019

2019 is a year of so many automotive anniversaries, including 50 years of a Mini variant that practically defined the formative years of anyone who grew up in the 1970s.

Meet The Owner - Charlie Wakeford-Mahy and His Vauxhall Chevette E

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 11th April, 2019

From time to time you might encounter a once popular family car that prompts the question ‘when did I last see one of those?’.

Do You Remember - The Peugeot 204 and 304?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 11th April, 2019

Today, if you ask the average classic enthusiast to name a FWD Peugeot with a three-digit number commencing with “2”, the odds are he or she will name the 205.

Cars That Changed History - The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 11th April, 2019

Picture the scene – it is 1955, and you are travelling westwards along the A36 in your Standard Vanguard Phase for a Sunday afternoon in the New Forest.

50 Years of The Bedford CF

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 5th April, 2019

This year is, as any classic enthusiast knows, one packed to the gunnels with significant motoring anniversaries, including 50 years one of Britain’s most familiar vehicles.

Carrying On - With The London Vintage Taxi Association

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 4th April, 2019

On Sunday 31st March, Windsor was visited by an icon of British cinema. To a casual observer, the Austin 12/4 Low-Loader with Strachan coachwork was a wonderfully preserved example of the sort of taxi that you so often see in newsreels of London.

Meet The Owner - Elliot Dunn and "Black Bess"

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 4th April, 2019

This is the tale of a rather significant Vauxhall Wyvern, one that goes by the name of “Black Bess”.

Important Communication: Brexit and Driving in Europe

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 4th April, 2019

We are keeping a very close eye on all the latest Brexit news and working closely with our insurers to ensure our customers interests are looked after.

Six Ford Capri MK.I Rivals

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 2nd April, 2019

Imagine that you’d hailed a lift in a passing Tardis and the Doctor had kindly deposited you at the 1972 Earls Court Motor Show, together with sufficient funds to purchase a reasonably priced coupe that was not a Ford Capri.

Five Splendid British Estate Cars Of The 1960s

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 1st April, 2019

It would be fair to say that this BMC duo mainly appealed to drivers who were not especially interested in “Swinging London” and who regarded Edgar Lustgarten crime films as ‘too thrilling for words’.

Meet The Owner - The Pringle Family Triumph 1500

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 28th March, 2019

‘For most people, it brings them back to when they were learning to drive’ is just one response to the 1972 Triumph owned by Andrew Pringle’s father John.