LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS

THE TRIUMPH TR8 REMEMBERED

Forty one years ago, production ended of one of the great post-war British sports cars. One US motoring journalist wrote, ‘I didn’t think they’d ever make cars like that again, but the Triumph TR8 reminds me why I fell in love with cars in the first place’. Countless other enthusiasts feel the same way.

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THE VAUXHALL HERITAGE COLLECTION AT THE BRITISH MOTOR MUSEUM

Many readers would have seen photos of Vauxhall’s remarkable heritage vehicle or had the pleasure of seeing the exhibits in the metal. So the news that Gaydon is to be the home of the collection is indeed welcome.

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Meet the Owner - Nicholas Harries and his Humber Sceptre

When the Rootes Group unveiled the Humber Sceptre in 1963, they modestly proclaimed “Never before has there been a car so superbly equipped…with such performance…at so modest a price.”

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DENNIS WATERMAN 24TH FEBRUARY 1948 – 8TH MAY 2022

Dennis Waterman was a part of the lives of several generations of Britons. For some, he will be the Triumph Stag driving former Detective-Inspector Gerry Standing of New Tricks.

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THE GREAT BRITISH CAR JOURNEY

Many of us are old enough to remember when a family picnic tended to involve egg and cress sandwiches, explosive bottles of R Whites lemonade and an overheating Morris 1100 De Luxe just outside of Weymouth.

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THE FORD PROBE REMEMBERED

Some aspects of 1990s life now appear impossibly distant – Eurotrash on Channel 4, doomed BBC soap Eldorado and the Ford Probe. Here was a car heavily promoted by Ford, including the obligatory pompous advertisement.

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THE EDSEL REVISITED

The year is 1957, and the venue is the internal launch party for the Edsel. There Robert McNamara, the General Manager of the Ford division, tells the advertising guru Fairfax Cone that the company is already planning its demise even before the first customers took delivery. It did not augur well for the new marque.

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THE CITROEN DYANE 6 – A CELEBRATION

There is a strong case for suggesting the Dyane is one of the finest family cars of its generation. Here is a Citroën that offers all of the 2CV’s virtues – but with the bonus of a tailgate.

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THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA CELICA; A CELEBRATION

One of the many highlights of this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show was the opportunity to marvel at the first-generation Celica.

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REMARKABLE DAIMLER ONE-O-FOUR LADIES MODEL

The 1950s often appear to be another world – the National Anthem played at the end of cinema bills, newsagents selling Woodbines and The Daily Herald…and vehicles aimed exclusively at the female driver.

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THE SHORT BUT FASCINATING SAGA OF THE RENAULT R3

It goes without saying that when the R4 made its bow in 1961, it altered Renault’s future and small European cars per se. Not only was it the company‘s first car with FWD (the front-wheel-drive Estafette van debuted in 1959) it also popularised the five-door format for the mass market.

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THE VW TREKKER – A CELEBRATION

The year is 1974, Volkswagen GB has initiated a competitor to re-name their latest import, the 182. The winner was a Mr. Nigel Purden of the Midlands with his suggestion of ‘Trekker’ – and it would be fair to say it was virtually sans rivals in the UK.

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