LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
Hyundai Coupe Cup success
Lancaster Insurance is passionate about supporting club activities. So, along with being headline sponsor of the Lancaster Insurance MG Owners’ Club (MGOC) Race Championship, the specialist insurer also supports Alex Cursley in the Hyundai Coupe Cup. Alex, who currently works in the MGOC workshop and is helping to restore Margo, gives his account of the first two rounds in Rockingham, back in April.
Dave Youngs joins Lancaster Insurance
Lancaster Insurance is delighted to announce the recruitment of Car Club Insurance specialist Dave Youngs.
Marking the 'M Era' at Brooklands
Several hundred classic MGs spanning 73 years of history took to Brooklands’ magnificent race track in glorious sunshine at the MG Era event on 10th April. Some dazzling examples included boat-tailed M-Types, elegant MG SA drophead coupes, 1960s MGCs and the more modern MGFs.
Don’t Miss Drive It Day
On a spring day in 1900, sixty four cars lined up in London to begin the arduous task of completing 1,000 miles of motoring on British roads which were, even by today’s pot-hole strewn routes, a bit on the rough side.
10 Vintage Car Adverts
Remember these airing on TV? We’ve been reminiscing and have some picks for you to watch, all thanks to YouTube!
Be Safe on Drive It Day
On 24th April, classic car fans up and down the country will be celebrating as the annual ‘Drive it Day’ is set to return. It’s an opportunity to throw off the dust covers and make the most of meeting fellow enthusiasts
Tax for classic car owners
The chancellor brought some fantastic news for classic car owners in his budget earlier this year, announcing that cars built before 1976 qualify for FREE road tax from 1st April 2016. This announcement declares that “from April 1st each year, vehicles constructed more than 40 years before January 1st of that year will automatically be exempt from paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED)”.
Lancaster Insurance announces official partnership with British Mini Club
Lancaster Insurance is delighted to be strengthening its association with Minis, by announcing a new partnership with the British Mini Club. Lancaster Insurance has a long history of working with the marque and is currently restoring a 1969 Morris Mini Super Deluxe, in aid of Prostate Cancer UK.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG, TEARS OF JOY AND THE MAN WHO SPENT THE RENT…
My top moments from the 2016 Practical Classics Restoration & Classic Car Show. By David Lofts, Marketing Manager at Lancaster Insurance Services.
Stuart Turp’s 1969 Ford Capri Wins The Inaugural Lancaster Insurance Pride Of Ownership
Stuart Turp from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, became the first winner of the inaugural Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership at the Practical Classics Restoration and Classic Car Show, as visitors to Birmingham’s NEC voted his 1969 Ford Capri 1600 GT XLR as their ‘Pride and Joy’.
Lancaster Insurance Events Calendar 2016
Keep up-to-date with the shows we are attending this year with our 2016 events calendar. The calendar grows as the year progresses, so keep checking back as more dates are added!
Lancaster Insurance celebrates 4th year as ‘Best Company to Work For’ in Britain
Lancaster Insurance, part of Markerstudy Group of Companies, is celebrating after another year of success at The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For Awards after demonstrating unfaltering strength in the face of tough competition, coming in as one of the top 30 ‘Best Companies to Work For’ in Britain.