THE NEW HALL 8 ADDED TO THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY, WILL FEATURE A NUMBER OF ‘SPECIAL DISPLAYS’ BRINGING TOGETHER A RICH SELECTION OF AMAZING CLASSICS.
Fifty years ago, the Auto Union introduced a FWD saloon that truly established Audi as an alternative to Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Citroën, Lancia and Rover.
Another ten finalists have been revealed for the Autumn Final of the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership with cars coming from across the UK and even France.
It was our penultimate rounds and it was the first time the Carbon8 Hyundai Coupe Cup has ever headed up north to Croft circuit.
Amazing “Fact of The Day”: the XJ6 was not the Car of The Year 1969. This is not to cast aspersions on the Peugeot 504 or the runners up, the BMW 2500/2800 and the Alfa Romeo 1750, but more a note of sheer incredulity.
The XR Owners Club was formed in 1983 to bring together XR enthusiasts who share a common passion for the marque. The Club also has an active social media presence with its Official XR Owners Club UK group having over 4,000 members!
When Richard Snowdon was a teenager he craved a new Ford Capri Injection but after leaving school he put aside such dreams together with Depeche Mode records. However, 12 years ago ‘I was collecting my daughter from a party and the host invited me to take a look at the classic car in his garage. On seeing those four headlamps, I fell in love with the Capri all over again and asked the chap “are you selling?”’.
Here are a few statistics; the International Autojumble of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu which took place over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd September attracted over 34,000 enthusiasts who visited more than 2,000 stands.
A GAZ Volga M21, especially when finished in black, conveys the unmistakable air of a Cold War film drama.
Suppose you need a stylish yet practical wagon for your latest haul from an autojumble – then this quintet of fine vehicles perfectly fit the bill.
Denis Norden, who died today aged 96, was a figure who was instrumental in defining post-war British comedy.
When I was a youth, many decades ago in the days when a Cider Quench ice lolly was the height of luxury (even if they tasted of sour apples) and Bedford Beagles still roamed the earth, my village boasted two garages.
As seen in a recent blog, the Toledo – and Dolomite 1300/1500 successors – are almost forgotten cars compared with the Sprint.
On 8th June 1948, an Austrian government department officially approved a hand-built two-seater sports car.
The name of Volvo is so well established in the UK that is very difficult to believe that there was once a time when it was only enthusiasts of rallying, and ‘foreign cars’ who knew of the Swedish marque.
In 1997 Mat Fenwick passed his driving test so naturally, he was on the look-out for a set of wheels that was affordable yet reflected his youthful zest for motoring. And then he found the ideal car – a Hyundai Stellar 1.6 GSL.
This image will be familiar to many readers who hail from Sheffield as for many years the Bentley Brothers were the city’s main dealers for Vauxhall and Bedford.
As the Goodwood Revival is with us, here is a postcard to evoke memories of traffic from the 1950s and the 1960s.
It is almost inevitably the case with cars that belong to an elaborate hierarchy that the most expensive versions are the ones that capture the public imagination; the Hillman Avenger Tiger, the Ford Escort RS1600 and RS2000 Mk. I and the Dolomite Sprint.
There is one particular detail of the early Visa that remains in the minds of all who encountered them back in in 1978.
