LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS

Lancaster Insurance gears up for GTI International

On 2nd - 3rd June, VWs will be out in full force for the annual GTI International. Taking place at Rockingham Race Circuit in Northampton, Lancaster Insurance will be attending the event for the first time.

Tessa the Triumph - Rob Johnson

At this year’s Restoration show, we had two classic beauties on our stand; the first was our prize giveaway Golf GTI and the second was courtesy of our friends at Kelsey Media - a Triumph 2500TC.

TEN TREMENDOUS FUEL ADVERTS

The photograph of the A1 services near Doncaster is more than an illustration of the fine vehicles you might have seen on the Great North Road circa 1963 – a BMC J4 van, a Morris Minor 1000, Ford Prefect 100E, a VW Beetle and, at the pumps, a very rare Ashley Sportiva.

Our Golf has been fitted with a Classic Tracker!

May 'Club of the month' - The Deux Chevaux Club of Great Britain!

We’re thrilled that May’s Club of the month goes to The Deux Chevaux Club of Great Britain – affectionately known as '2CVGB'.

60 YEARS OF THE AUSTIN-HEALEY SPRITE FAMILY

The 20th May 1958 marked the debut of a very compact two-seater with unmistakable looks and unmissable charisma. It was of course the Austin-Healey Sprite and to celebrate six decades of ‘The Car That Offers So Much” here are six stages in its 21-year career

THE CHANGES TO THE MOT TEST

The forthcoming changes to the MOT rules is an issue that will impact on many of us and, as a recap, here is the announcement on https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mot-changes-20-may-2018

MG Owners’ Club Championship - Martin Wills Review of Rockingham

Rockingham Speedway was built about 15 years ago and is identical to the American stadiums for Nascar and the Indy 500. You may remember two years ago Rich Morley and I leading a parade of MG cars around the Rockingham Bowl on behalf of Lancaster insurance which won us a place in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Hyundai Coupe Cup - Alex Cursely review of Pembrey

Rounds 3, 4 and 5 of the Hyundai Coupe Cup were held at Pembrey circuit in South Wales and we made the long haul with the Lancaster Insurance race car in tow, confident that we could turn our luck around...

SEVEN BANK HOLIDAY TRAVEL MEMORIES

This 1955-vintage photograph of North Woolwich, with the trolley buses and side valve Fords baking in the sun, put me in mind of so many past Bank Holiday journeys.

The First Time I Drove A Classic - Dave Youngs

I was fortunate enough to pass my driving test in 1990 as this was a great time to be a new driver. The 80’s produced a number of great hot hatches and even teenage newly qualified drivers could find insurance on these cars for a reasonable amount.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE JOWETT JAVELIN?

Today, we often see such words as ‘bold’ and ‘innovative’ being all too readily hurled at any number of vehicles, but 72 years ago a sports saloon from Bradford truly deserved these descriptions.