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The Ultimate Summer Car? - Bob Hart's Beach Mini

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 21st June, 2019

As the 60th anniversary of the Mini approaches, we will be featuring blogs on the many facets of its story – including the version aimed at the “Jet Set” of bygone days.

Drive It Day 2019 - The Austin Maxi's 50th Birthday

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 19th June, 2019

Cowley on the 28th April was the venue for a rather special “Drive It Day”.

The Allegro From Italy - The Innocenti Regent

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 19th June, 2019

You are looking at one of the more exclusive cars to hail from Italy – one that is now less seldom encountered than a Ferrari Testarossa and rarer than Lamborghini Espada.

60 Years of the BMW 700

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 17th June, 2019

This August sees the 60th anniversary of a small car that changed the destiny of one of Europe’s most famous car manufacturers.

LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY, PLANS ‘SUPER SHOW’ FOR 35TH ANNIVERSARY

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 13th June, 2019

The organisers of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, are planning a ‘super show’ to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the UK’s biggest indoor motor show this November.

Brian Holdworth's Hindustan Ambassador

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 12th June, 2019

“Icon” – a term that is so overused as to be virtually meaningless.

An Ultra-Rare Renault - Steffan James Mather's 1973 5TL

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 11th June, 2019

Which was the first European FWD hatchback to really impact on the great British motorist?

The Story Of 200 FGN

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 10th June, 2019

Picture the scene – the year is 1963 it is wet, cold and your Hillman Minx Series III De Luxe has failed to proceed one October evening.

Classics World Roadtrip Day 3

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 7th June, 2019

On the final day of our road trip, we arrived in the A30’s true home, Cornwall. Traversing from the rolling hills of Devon to the stark expanse of Bodmin Moor, through the Cornish picturesque villages our journey was nearing it’s end.

The Ultimate Convertible? - Andrew Burford's Ford Skyliner

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 7th June, 2019

Andrew Burford is the owner of what might well be the ultimate convertible on British roads.

Who are the top 5 Motorhome bloggers in the UK?

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 7th June, 2019

Once you’ve caught the road trippin’ bug, you’ll be desperate for a regular slew of inspiration. There’s no better supply of trip ideas than bloggers who have made it – quite literally – their job to travel across the UK and further afield and report back on their findings.

Classics World Roadtrip Day 2

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 7th June, 2019

Our journey continued on the A30, one of the UK’s longest A-roads, through the picturesque Devon countryside eventually arriving at Honiton, a market town famous for its lace and pottery.

A Walk On The Mild Side - Andrew Thomson's Talbot Horizon 1.1 LE

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 6th June, 2019

Back in the early 1980s, to buy a Talbot Horizon 1.1 LE was to enter a world of luxury that was almost beyond human comprehension.

Classics World Roadtrip

  • Lancaster Insurance Services |
  • 5th June, 2019

This week, we’re thrilled to be joining Classics World on their roadtrip to celebrate the 30th anniversary of four incredible cars; Mk1 Mazda MX-5, Land Rover Discovery, Rover 200 and Citroen XM.