LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
Meet The Collector – Peter Frost and his Model Car Fleet
For many enthusiasts, the seeds of model car collecting are sown at Christmas, with a Corgi 007 Aston Martin DB5 or a Dinky Police Range Rover under the tree.
Memories of the 2024 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show by Andrew Roberts
As always, it is impossible to summarise the experience of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, which is always a great event. Here are just 30 impressions of the 2024 Show...
Meet Multi-vehicle team member, James Vivash!
How long have you been working with classic cars? I have been working with Lancaster since January, although I have always been an enthusiast.
Introducing our November Bright Young Spark, Niamh Smith!
How did your interest in cars and classics start? My grandad had owned his Alvis since long before I was born so I grew up with that always being in my life.
Thank you for helping us celebrate 40 years at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show!
We always look forward to meeting fellow classic vehicle enthusiasts at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show.
MEET THE OWNER – ROGER LENTELL AND HIS VAUXHALL MAGNUM 2300 SALOON
When I bought my Wolseley 6/99 in 2021, one of my first thoughts was, “I must join the Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club”. This splendid organisation covers not only the 1 ½-litre and 3-litre British Motor Corporation ‘Farinas’ made between 1958 and 1971 but the 1954-1959 A40, A50, A55 Mk.
MEET THE OWNER – MICHAEL CARPENTER AND HIS FORD ESCORT 1600 GHIA MK.2
It belonged to an old boy who does the local shows; he could not keep on top of the maintenance, so he decided to move it on. This Escort was not cheap and a bit rustier than I hoped, but it scratches that itch without spending thousands on an overpriced and overrated sporter model.
THE DAIHATSU COMPAGNO – THE FIRST JAPANESE CAR IN BRITAIN
Sixty years ago, the fact that HM Customs and Excise registered an innocuous-looking two-door saloon was of little interest to the average British driver. 1964 was the year of the Ford Mustang, the Sunbeam Tiger and the 4.2-litre Jaguars E-Type and Mk. X.
RARER THAN RARE – 1979 DATSUN 200 LAUREL
Way back in 1979, when The Buggles sang about how video killed the radio star, a Datsun 200L Laurel was the car of choice for discerning executive motorists.
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE VAUXHALLS – THE CRESTA PB
It is always a pleasure to be re-acquainted with Ed’s 1963 PB-series Vauxhall Cresta, which is currently seeking a new home. This writer is sorely tempted by the car once promoted as possessing “all the qualities of a fine car”.
MEET THE OWNER – ROGER LENTELL AND HIS VAUXHALL MAGNUM 2300 SALOON
As a child, during that long-distant time when repeats of Here Come the Double Deckers was a highlight of the week, I regarded the Vauxhall Magnum 2300 four-door saloon. Every detail, from the quad headlamps to the dashboard with its seven dials, denoted ‘class’.
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