LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
MEET THE OWNER – RICHARD JAMES AND HIS RENAULT 17 GORDINI
‘It does get a lot of attention’, remarks Dan Adams of his father Richard’s ultra-rare classic. However, when out and about in Reading they find that ‘not a lot of people know what it is - a lot of the time we are asked if it’s a Datsun!’.
MEET THE OWNER – DALE SMITH’S 1977 VW GOLF N
Where memories of the first Golf are concerned, the GTI almost inevitably predominates, for in the very late 1970s and early 1980s they were a highly desirable car.
60 YEARS OF THE BMC FARINA
In December 1958 the new 15/60 represented a more radical step both for the Wolseley marque and for the British Motor Corporation than is often appreciated.
TEN DVDS FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Do you wish to avoid the misery that is EastEnders Christmas Special and escape into happier days of fine cars and groovy music? This Top Ten list is at your service
30 YEARS OF THE MG MAESTRO TURBO
It is a mark of time passing that police officers seem extraordinarily young, that you start complaining that modern music is ‘a racket’ – and that you realise the MG Maestro Turbo is now 30 years old.
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG – OR HERBIE?
On 18th December 1968, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang went on release in the USA and on Christmas Eve of that year, The Love Bug was screened on a limited number of picture houses.
NEWSREELS OF THE WEEK – PROMOTING THE GOODS
In addition to presenting the events of the day to patrons of ABC or Odeon cinemas before the ice creams went on sale, newsreel companies often specialised in producing short corporate promotional features.
ANDREW CLEAL’S RENAULT 30TS: THE ONLY ONE LEFT?
‘The combination of looks, power and restrained design. And the rarity although certainly not the fuel economy’.
50 YEARS OF THE FORD CAPRI
There are some advertisements that are cheesy. There are some that are ultra-cheesy. And there are some that resemble several shed-loads of mature cheddar.
50 YEARS OF THE MERCEDES-BENZ W114 AND W115
There are some cars whose line-ups make the plot of the average Alfred Hitchcock film appear comparatively straightforward, and the W114/W115 range belongs in this elite category along with the Citroën DS and the Triumph 1300/1500/Toledo/Dolomite.