LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE WARTBURG KNIGHT?
Great automotive myths of our time No.693 – all cars from the former Soviet Bloc were laughably antiquated.
Humdrum family favourites from yesteryear – how to save one
Now that once-ordinary saloons are now utterly retro and desirable, we give some tips on how to find a family-favourite classic that’s worth rescuing from extinction.
WHAT IS YOUR NUMBER ONE CLASSIC?
I have a theory, which may well be entirely inaccurate, that your favourite classic is frequently dictated by seeing it on screen while at an impressionable age. For some, it was watching a Polar White Ford Escort RS2000 Mk. II speed through Buckinghamshire with a perm-haired CI5 agent at the wheel and for others it was the Jaguar S-Type coming to grief in the pre-titles sequence of Stoppo Driver, one of the finest episodes of The Sweeney.
60 YEARS OF THE AUSTIN GIPSY
During the 1970s and 1980s, you might have encountered a well-used off-roader that, from a distance, at any rate, resembled a Series II Land Rover. On closer scrutiny, it turned out to be the far rarer Austin Gipsy, the British Motor Corporation’s highly ambitious bid for the 4x4 market.
DVD OF THE WEEK – THE IPCRESS FILE
In the mid-1960s British cinema offered you a choice of two spy film heroes, both with a score from John Barry – and both with memorable official transport.
Lancaster Insurance sponsored driver, Alex Cursely, wins Downforce UK award
Lancaster Insurance is thrilled to announce that Alex Cursley has won ‘Club Racer of the Year’ at the annual DownForce UK awards. Presented at the Autosport International Show at the NEC, Alex was presented the trophy by Editor-In-Chief Jake Sanson.
Off-Roaders: which one is really king of the hill?
Revealed: The seven greatest classic off-roaders of all time. You might be surprised at what’s not on the list.
DVD REVIEW – TWO PRIME SEASONS OF THE AVENGERS
This DVD review takes the form of a personal dilemma – which series of The Avengers to purchase?
50 YEARS OF THE MORGAN PLUS 8
Just suppose that it is 1968 and you are in the fortunate position of having £1,500 to spend on an open-topped car. Then, flicking through the current issue of Motor, you read of a vehicle that ‘has no real rivals but occupies its own little niche in the market’ and moreover one with a V8 engine that costs £1,475 with seat belts an extra £12 12s 9d.