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DO YOU REMEMBER THE ‘PRE-FARINA’ AUSTIN CAMBRIDGE?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 5th January, 2018
If, like me, you are a devotee of 1950s and 1960s British cinema, there is one model of car that so often appears in the background. A GS5-series Austin A40/A50/A55 Cambridge Mk. I is almost as ubiquitous a sight as a cameo performance from Sam Kydd, reflecting its popularity.
SEVEN SPLENDID BOX SETS
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 5th January, 2018
Some of these shows will be reviewed in greater depth next year – but all of them merit a place in anyone’s DVD collection:
Conspiracy: was diesel doomed to fail?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 5th January, 2018
Diesel vehicles are under the spotlight now, and not for good reasons. But is that hounding from the authorities really justified?
TOP TEN NEWSREELS OF THE WEEK: SAFETY FIRST
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 5th January, 2018
The mode of delivery, the cars, the street scenes, the clothes and the cinematography may all inevitably seem dated - but the message of so many of these newsreels remains very relevant:
Land Rover’s 70th anniversary to be celebrated at the Lancaster Insurance Classic and Supercars Show - Sherborne Castle
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 4th January, 2018
Show organisers are delighted to announce for 2018 the marque feature will be a celebration of ‘Land Rover’ sponsored by Yeovil Land Rover, Somerset.
#TeamMike’s XR3i is set for a Spring debut on the roads of Wiltshire!
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd January, 2018
Mike Brewer and his team restored a 1989 Ford Escort XR3i which raised £22,500 at auction for Marie Crawford Boyd Foundation, after Silverstone Auctions kindly waivered their usual fee. Here we catch up with the new owner and hear why he was interested in buying the Ford and what his plans are for the year ahead.
#TeamAnt’s racer looks set for an exciting 2018 with its new owner!
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd January, 2018
Ant Anstead and his team built from scratch a 1950s Grand Prix inspired racer which raised £22,500 at auction for Harrison’s Fund, after Silverstone Auctions kindly waivered their usual fee. Here we catch up with the new owner and hear why he was interested in buying the racer and what his plans are for the year ahead.
TOP FIVE AUTOMOTIVE PROMOTIONAL FILMS
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 3rd January, 2018
Dim the lights, fire up the projector and settle back in your office chair, and enjoy these promotional shorts that were intended to make you a better dealer - or tempt a fleet buyer to their local dealership…
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE RELIANT SCIMITAR GT?
- Andy Roberts |
- 2nd January, 2018
There is a select group of cars of such aesthetic appeal that you really have to encounter them in the metal (or GRP) to appreciate their beauty - or, put somewhat less pompously, the Reliant Scimitar GT is an exceptionally handsome motor car.
NEWSREELS OF THE WEEK – ON PATROL
- Andy Roberts |
- 2nd January, 2018
Polished black Wolseleys with Winkworth bells, Bakelite telephones, traffic lights on striped poles, road signs ordering motorists to ‘Halt’ – all captured in the Pathe archive
DO YOU REMEMBER – THE AUSTIN FX3?
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 28th December, 2017
Of all the lost sights of post-war Britain – traffic lights on striped poles, teddy boys, 78 rpm Alma Cogan records, ten shilling notes, jumpers for goal posts, - one of the most evocative is possibly the Austin FX3 taxi.
60 YEARS OF THE “SERIES” HUMBER HAWK
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 28th December, 2017
Six decades ago, taking delivery of a new Humber Hawk was a proud moment in the life of many a British motorist; proof that they had ‘arrived’ in elite suburban circles.
DVD OF THE WEEK - DANGER MAN
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 21st December, 2017
As a devotee of ITC’s spy and adventure series, Danger Man has a pride of place in my DVD collection. This was the TV series that made Patrick McGoohan a star when the first episode was aired in September 1960 and four years later the show was extensively revamped.
NEWSREELS OF THE WEEK – WINTER MOTORING
- Lancaster Insurance Services |
- 21st December, 2017
Or, how to motor in the snow with cross-ply tyres, a six-volt electrical system, and wearing your stoutest hat, scarf and overcoat…
