Stephen Bradbury is the proud owner of one of the most exclusive members of the Escort Mk.1 and Mk.2 ranges.
“I was looking for a really good Mike Hawthorn Mk.1 for a long time at the beginning of Covid. I found her on M&C Wilkinson’s Sayer Selection website."
This month, Lancaster Insurance supported our special three-part 12-hour endurance race in honour of Remembrance weekend.
For many enthusiasts, the seeds of model car collecting are sown at Christmas, with a Corgi 007 Aston Martin DB5 or a Dinky Police Range Rover under the tree.
As always, it is impossible to summarise the experience of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, which is always a great event. Here are just 30 impressions of the 2024 Show...
How long have you been working with classic cars? I have been working with Lancaster since January, although I have always been an enthusiast.
How did your interest in cars and classics start? My grandad had owned his Alvis since long before I was born so I grew up with that always being in my life.
We always look forward to meeting fellow classic vehicle enthusiasts at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show.
When I bought my Wolseley 6/99 in 2021, one of my first thoughts was, “I must join the Cambridge-Oxford Owners Club”. This splendid organisation covers not only the 1 ½-litre and 3-litre British Motor Corporation ‘Farinas’ made between 1958 and 1971 but the 1954-1959 A40, A50, A55 Mk.
It belonged to an old boy who does the local shows; he could not keep on top of the maintenance, so he decided to move it on. This Escort was not cheap and a bit rustier than I hoped, but it scratches that itch without spending thousands on an overpriced and overrated sporter model.
Sixty years ago, the fact that HM Customs and Excise registered an innocuous-looking two-door saloon was of little interest to the average British driver. 1964 was the year of the Ford Mustang, the Sunbeam Tiger and the 4.2-litre Jaguars E-Type and Mk. X.