LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS

70 Years of the Routemaster

On the 8th of February 1956, Londoners waited for the No.2 bus on the Golders Green to Crystal Palace route - a bus that would make transport history. The double-decker, registration SLT 56, was the first Routemaster to enter service.

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Meet The Owner – Russell Macfarlane and his Ford Consul Classic

It is always a pleasure to blog about the cars of our old friend Russell Macfarlane, and his latest acquisition appears to belong to ‘The Twilight of the Teddy Boy’: winkle-picker shoes, drainpipe trousers and Vince Taylor and the Playboys records.

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Meet The Owner – Jamie Gray, Continual Car Collector

At the age of 34, Jamie Gray has already owned 62 cars. 31 years earlier, a doubtless well-meaning family member gave him a Hot Wheels toy, which started Jamie on his motoring journey.

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The 505 GTi - “Everything you never expected from Peugeot!”

Almost any devotee of Peugeot will agree with the writer’s belief that the 505 GTi was indeed a very special car. When it debuted in 1983, four years after the launch of the 505it was promoted in the UK.
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“As Old As The Industry, As Modern As The Hour” - The Riley Two-Point-Six

Had the British Motor Corporation used the Riley name with greater acumen, the Two Point Six could have founded a dynasty of sports saloons to rival Jaguar, Rover, BMW, and Lancia.

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Blue Is Beautiful – A 1979 Citroën Dyane 6

What was the first ‘Flat Twin’ Citroën to make an impact with British motorists? The 1953-1959 Slough-built 2CV proved too eccentric for the average resident of East Cheam.
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CELEBRATING THE BASE MODEL BRILLIANCE CAR CLUB

Siôn Hudson is a very well-known car collector, and his latest initiative is the Base Model Brilliance Car Club – celebrating “The Joy of Automotive Misery!”
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LAST OF THE LINE – THE BMW 1502

On the 9th of March 1966, BMW unveiled a crucial new model in front of the Munich Opera House. The 1600-2 was nearly 300lbs lighter, 9 ½ inches shorter, 5 ½ inches narrower and 1 ½ inches lower than the four-door Neue Klasse saloon.
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Lancaster Insurance champions new classic car theatre production

Lancaster Insurance has announced its support for Bridge Classic Cars’ new Theatre in Education school tour, helping bring free live performances, storytelling and hands on learning to primary schools across Suffolk.
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A new chapter for Club Lotus

It is with considerable enthusiasm and a deep sense of responsibility that I introduce myself as your new Chairman of Club Lotus.
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Live rebuilds, rare first starts and 1,300 plus classics at the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show

Restoration Show is where every stage of the journey parks upside by side. Unrestored barn finds with stories in every dent. Part finished projects mid transformation. And pristine classics so sharp you can check your reflection in the paint.

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Meet The Owner – Andrew Stimson and his Ford V8 Pilot

My first sighting of the Ford V8 Pilot was seeing the 1956 Ealing crime thriller The Long Arm on afternoon television. Superintendent Jack Hawkins is on the trail of a getaway car, a black V8 Pilot which a sharp-eyed PC Nicholas Parsons discovers abandoned in a scrapyard.
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