LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS

FIVE FINE LIGHT COMMERCIALS

Suppose you need a stylish yet practical wagon for your latest haul from an autojumble – then this quintet of fine vehicles perfectly fit the bill.

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DENIS NORDEN – AND THUNDERBALL

Denis Norden, who died today aged 96, was a figure who was instrumental in defining post-war British comedy.

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The Golden Days of the Great British Petrol Station

When I was a youth, many decades ago in the days when a Cider Quench ice lolly was the height of luxury (even if they tasted of sour apples) and Bedford Beagles still roamed the earth, my village boasted two garages.

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MEET THE OWNER – THE ANDREW BURFORD COLLECTION

As seen in a recent blog, the Toledo – and Dolomite 1300/1500 successors – are almost forgotten cars compared with the Sprint.

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70 YEARS OF THE PORSCHE 356

On 8th June 1948, an Austrian government department officially approved a hand-built two-seater sports car.

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60 YEARS OF VOLVO IN THE UK

The name of Volvo is so well established in the UK that is very difficult to believe that there was once a time when it was only enthusiasts of rallying, and ‘foreign cars’ who knew of the Swedish marque.

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MEET THE OWNER – MAT FENWICK AND HIS HYUNDAI STELLAR

In 1997 Mat Fenwick passed his driving test so naturally, he was on the look-out for a set of wheels that was affordable yet reflected his youthful zest for motoring. And then he found the ideal car – a Hyundai Stellar 1.6 GSL.

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NEWSREELS OF THE WEEK – ON THE FORECOURT

This image will be familiar to many readers who hail from Sheffield as for many years the Bentley Brothers were the city’s main dealers for Vauxhall and Bedford.

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GOODWOOD REVIVAL REVISITED – OR TEN 1950s AND 1960s MOTORING MEMORIES

As the Goodwood Revival is with us, here is a postcard to evoke memories of traffic from the 1950s and the 1960s.

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DO YOU REMEMBER – THE TRIUMPH TOLEDO?

It is almost inevitably the case with cars that belong to an elaborate hierarchy that the most expensive versions are the ones that capture the public imagination; the Hillman Avenger Tiger, the Ford Escort RS1600 and RS2000 Mk. I and the Dolomite Sprint.

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40 Years of The Citroen Visa

There is one particular detail of the early Visa that remains in the minds of all who encountered them back in in 1978.

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DO YOU REMEMBER THE VAUXHALL CAVALIER CENTAUR?

1978 was a watershed year for Vauxhall. It was the year when FE 1800/2300, the last of their large mid-Atlantic style large saloons, was replaced by the Euro-Executive style Carlton, the year that the Royale outshone even a Toyota Crown regarding sheer luxury and chintz-appeal – and the year of the Cavalier Centaur.

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