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Meet The Owner – Łukasz Matczak, Bartosz Ciemięga and their FSO 1300
- 18th October, 2024
Between 1967 and 1991, the Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (Passenger Automobile Factory or FSO) near Warsaw built nearly 1.5 million of the 125p family.
RARER THAN RARE – THE TALBOT HORIZON ULTRA
- 18th October, 2024
I have always admired the Chrysler and Talbot models and have owned numerous Sunbeams and Avengers over the years; my other classic Talbot at the moment is quite a rare 1978 Sunbeam Automatic which has recently been subject to quite a substantial recommissioning.
ULTRA-SUAVE – THE VAUXHALL CAVALIER 1900GL COUPE
- 18th October, 2024
The Coupe belonged to a relative of my wife, and it was a company car. When she left the firm, the Cavalier was part of the severance package, and she kept it for the rest of her life.
RARER THAN RARE – VAUXHALL CRESTA PA FRIARY ESTATE
- 18th October, 2024
For anyone whose off-duty tastes involve watching Expresso Bongo and playing (badly) the John Barry Seven’s Hit and Miss on their guitar, Trojan Cars of Southsea has the ideal vehicle:
40 Years Old – The Alfa Romeo 90
- 18th October, 2024
Forty years ago, Alfa Romeo launched a car that is now possibly one of the rarest in the UK. Some regarded the 90 as a stopgap model until Alfa could introduce the 164; others saw it as the ultimate development of the Alfetta Berlina.
ENDING ON A HIGH NOTE – THE LAST EVER WOLSELEY
- 9th October, 2024
Sometimes, the scale of a collector’s fleet means it is necessary to part with a splendid vehicle, such as John Worth’s 1975 Wolseley Wedge. A few years ago, I wrote in The Telegraph:
RARER THAN RARE – 1959 BMW BAROQUE ANGEL 502 3.2 V8
- 9th October, 2024
There is rare. There is exclusive. And then there is a UK-market 502 3.2 V8 “Baroque Angel”. Today, it is possibly the most exclusive car in this country to wear the BMW roundel.
Meet the Owner – Amir Keshvari and his 1978 Chrysler Hunter Super
- 9th October, 2024
Last year, we featured Amir’s last-of-the-line Sunbeam-badged Vogue, one of his remarkable line-up of the Rootes Group’s Arrow family. His latest acquisition is even more distinctive, for this is not a Hillman Hunter but a Chrysler-badged version.
MEET THE OWNER – SAMUEL MACE AND HIS VOLVO S90
- 9th October, 2024
I have a brand affinity for Volvo as my dad owned a succession of them, and I was in the market for a C70 convertible.
COUNTDOWN TO 40 – SEAN GREENWOOD’S AUSTIN MONTEGO 1.3 BASE
- 9th October, 2024
An autobiographical note: I was 14 when British Leyland introduced the Austin Montego on 25 April 1984, and I can vividly remember the sense of anticipation in the press before its launch. Car magazine published a major preview in late 1981 and, even then, it was evident that the Morris Ital, never intended as more than a stopgap, was due for replacement.
UTTERLY DASHING – THE SUNBEAM ALPINE SERIES I
- 2nd October, 2024
A 1960 Sunbeam Alpine Series I is one of a select group of cars that looks poised for action even in repose.
RARER THAN RARE – THE FIAT 2300S
- 2nd October, 2024
To say a Fiat 2300S Coupe was an exclusive sight when new is somewhat of an understatement.
LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM – A 1959 FORD GALAXIE SKYLINER
- 2nd October, 2024
Some US cars seem more exotic on the roads of the UK than visitors from another world. A 1959 Ford Galaxie Skyliner looks as though it belongs in a Technicolor film set in Palm Springs and starring Dean Martin rather than the home counties.
WHERE WERE YOU IN 1984?
- 2nd October, 2024
Lancaster Insurance will be celebrating its 40th birthday at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC this November. Here are 25 reminders of life in 1984.
