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Club of the month: Morris Marina Owners’ Club
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 31st January, 2019
Frank Phillips and Clive Higgins founded the Morris Marina Owners’ Club, incorporating the Morris Ital Register, in 1985 and has supported owners of the Morris Marina, Ital and all of its derivatives ever since.
50 YEARS OF THE FIAT 128
- Andy Roberts |
- 29th January, 2019
Of the many automotive anniversaries celebrated this year, the Fiat 128 has to be one of the rarest on British roads.
FIRST FIVE FINALISTS FOR LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP SPRING FINAL REVEALED
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 29th January, 2019
Modern Classic Monday - Mazda MX5
Modern Classic Monday - Mazda MX5
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 28th January, 2019
In the second of our articles about ‘modern classics’ we hear from Andrew Evanson, our Senior Operations Manager and his pick, the Mazda MX5.
Lancaster Insurance donates firemen teddies to Bedford Children’s ward
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 25th January, 2019
On Christmas Eve, members of the Biggleswade Community Fire Station alongside some of the Lancaster Insurance team visited the Riverbank Ward at Bedford Hospital, giving out Fire Fighter Charity Blaze Bears to the children who would be spending the festive period there.
THE ULTIMATE BENTLEY FILM – THE FAST LADY
- Andy Roberts |
- 18th January, 2019
One hundred years ago, the engineer W O Bentley achieved his goal of creating ‘a good car, a fast car, the best in class’.
THE LEYLAND CAR FROM DOWN UNDER – THE P76
- Andy Roberts |
- 16th January, 2019
At first sight, the P76 looks as though it belongs in the background of Prisoner Cell Block H, The Young Doctors or any other fine/dire soap opera made by Grundy Television.
50 YEARS OF THE TRIUMPH TR6
- Andy Roberts |
- 15th January, 2019
50 years ago, yesterday (14th January), Triumph officially unveiled its latest sports car at the Brussels Motor Show – the TR6.
Modern Classic Monday - Jaguar XKR 100
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 14th January, 2019
Predicting a future classic can be a tricky exercise, particularly if you are looking at one purely as an investment.
Classic and Supercar Show donates £42,850 from 2018 event
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 14th January, 2019
Awards of £42,850 were made to 19 local charities* at an event hosted by show presidents, Edward and Maria Wingfield Digby at Sherborne Castle on 26th November
TEN PIONEER BRITISH HATCHBACKS
- Andy Roberts |
- 11th January, 2019
The forthcoming 50th anniversary of the Austin Maxi is a reminder of its pioneering role as a British five-door saloon.
‘I AM NOT A NUMBER!’ – THE PRISONER MOKE
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 10th January, 2019
As the 60th anniversary of the Mini will soon be with us, it is fascinating to consider its impact on cinema and television.
70 YEARS OF THE MORRIS J-TYPE
- Andy Roberts |
- 9th January, 2019
Back in the days when everyone apparently lived in black and white, a Morris J-Type would have been as much an aspect of daily life as queueing at the local Co-Op or grumbling about the wild music of Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group.
MEET THE OWNER – NEIL KIDBY OF THE AUSTIN 3-LITRE OWNERS’ CLUB
- Andy Roberts |
- 7th January, 2019
Late 1976 – a time when New Rose by The Damned was introducing middle England to punk rock and when a tin of Watney’s Party Six and a Vesta Curry constituted a very reasonable night out.
