1978 was a watershed year for Vauxhall. It was the year when FE 1800/2300, the last of their large mid-Atlantic style large saloons, was replaced by the Euro-Executive style Carlton, the year that the Royale outshone even a Toyota Crown regarding sheer luxury and chintz-appeal – and the year of the Cavalier Centaur.
The first five finalists in the coveted Autumn Final of the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership have been revealed, with organisers facing tough decisions after receiving more entries than ever before.
Sir Christopher Lee and the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. Yes, the great Gentleman of Horror was Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun, and he was considered to play the eponymous Dr. No, but he has not an apparent connection with Goldfinger.
With nearly 5,000 members around the world, the Morgan Sports Car Club (MSCC) is the go to for enthusiasts of Morgan cars.
Our main illustrations, as any classic enthusiast will tell you, are of a Dove Grey 1982-model Ford Granada 2.3 GL which is owned by Thomas Jenkins of South Wales.
Lancaster Insurance is thrilled to have supported Land Rover Monthly and Billing Off-Road Show 2018 in setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the ‘Largest parade of Land Rover/Range Rovers’ with 640 vehicles taking part.
Our prize-giveaway Golf, alongside custodian and our Car Club Manager Dave Youngs, made the trip down to Laverstoke Park on Saturday 25th August to take part in Sporting Bears' Dream Rides at CarFest South.
There are several myths surrounding the BMC Landcrab. Firstly, when compared with a six-cylinder Ford or Vauxhall of the mid-1960s it does not feel especially heavy.
As the summer continues, those of us who are devotes of British cinema recall a film in which Britain is ravaged by a heatwave so intense that water is rationed, beatniks riot and a Morris Minor MM is attacked.
Our prize-giveaway Golf has had a dream summer so far, going up and down the country being displayed at various shows and potentially meeting its new owner, and this Saturday will be attending the legendary CarFest South at Laverstoke Park Farm, Hampshire.
When the Volvo 262C made its bow at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show, it would be fair to say that it could not be mistaken for any other car on the planet.
It was the Car of the Year for 1969, defeating the BMW E3, the Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina and the Jaguar XJ6. It was a car that would be seen across the world – from Paris to Sydney and from Nairobi to Lagos.
The passing of Sergio Marchionne on the 25th July had many of us thinking about Fiat and how he was instrumental in the marque’s future and even survival. It would be easy to create a “Top 10” or even a “Top 100” of the company’s finest vehicles and still have room to spare.
Imagine you were paying a visit to Earls Court in 1948, revelling in Britain’s first Motor Show for a decade. Naturally, your head would have been turned by the Jaguar XK120, the Morris Minor, the Sunbeam-Talbot 90 and the other new vehicle while on the Austin display is an open tourer which featured a power-operated top.
In Time magazine of last year Dan Neil very rudely referred to the Amphicar Model 770 as a ‘vehicle that promised to revolutionize drowning’ and went on to argue that ‘Its single greatest demerit — and this is a big one — was that it wasn’t particularly watertight.
BRSCC Mazda Racing – Round 5 For Round 5 of the BRSCC Mazda Season the team took the 90 mile trip from Haverhill to the home of the British Grand Prix (Silverstone).
After a long summer break the Lancaster Insurance Hyundai Coupe headed for Rockingham for rounds 9 and 10 - hoping to continue our success from the last race at Mallory Park and also to try and remain a contender for the series winner.
There is an inherent problem with owning a 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham, asides from the fuel bills – it is not exactly designed for the roads of the UK. So, here are ten local alternatives – a sort of British Graffiti...
August 1979 – the weather was good, there was no holiday homework to be completed, and Quatermass and the Pit was going to the screened on BBC2.
Michael Carpenter is a young man with a mission and his most recent challenge was the restoration of a vehicle now so rare as to make the Jaguar XK120 appear positively common and one that is sure to draws crowds wherever it goes. It is, of course, a 1984 Morris “Ital” 575 Van.
