LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
SIX SUPERB SALES FILMS
These films are not adverts per se but the genre of short feature that a car or component manufacturer would commission to show potential trade clients or train their sales teams. For me, the six examples here all stand out for the simple reason that each is so memorable:
50 YEARS OF THE VAUXHALL VENTORA
A car does not have to be riotously expensive to convey a measure of true style – a fact that is demonstrated by the original Vauxhall Ventora.
LAST YEARS SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRABANT
A two-door saloon with a transversely mounted engine driving the front wheels, rack and pinion steering and independent suspension that debuted almost years before the Mini.
Motorhome and Caravan Show 2018 Ticket Giveaway T&C's
Ticket giveaway to the Motorhome and Caravan Show in Manchester on the 18th - 21st January 2018!
DVD OF THE WEEK – MAGNUM P.I.
One of the key elements of Magnum P.I., as much as Tom Selleck’s moustache and Robin’s fleet of Ferraris, was the actor John Hillerman, who passed away last year. His Jonathan Quayle Higgins VC was one of the great characters of 1980s television and no episode would be complete without him scowling at our hero driving a Ferrari without due care and attention.
FIVE FAMOUS TAXI CABS
‘Are you sure you can spare it, guvnor?’ ‘I don’t go south of the river at this time of night’. Or in other words five of the most memorable taxi cabs from around the world…
LAST YEARS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROFESSIONALS
‘Anarchy. Acts of terror. Crimes against the public. To combat it, I've got special men. Experts from the army, the police; from every service. These are the professionals’.
FIVE STAR FORDS AT THE NEC
Last year all four generations of Dagenham’s big saloon were represented at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show and there was also a rare opportunity to see a complete ‘Mk. I’ line-up on the ‘Five Stars’ club stand.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FORD CORTINA MK. IV?
There are some cars that just look ‘right’ and the fourth generation Cortina belongs in that elite category.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST FORD SIERRAS?
Imagine settling down one evening to watch 3-2-1 on an autumn evening only to encounter this vision of the future during the commercial break. After experiencing just 30 seconds of the new Sierra, even Dusty Bin would pale into insignificance.
LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP DISPLAY – A RATHER SAVAGE FORD CORTINA
One of my favourite forms of a classic is the ‘Q-Car’; those vehicles whose comparatively restrained appearance belie their performance. Most of us could probably compile a list of such fine vehicles; the Lotus Carlton, the MG 1300 Mk. II, the BMW 2002 Tii, the Sunbeam Tiger – and the Cortina Savage 3000E.