LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
THE MONKEEMOBILE REMEMBERED
The Monkeemobiles had room for seven with bucket seats at the front and a wraparound bench at the rear. Jeffries also extended the nose and tail by foot, installed a taller windscreen and modified tail lamps, augmented the coachwork with side-exit exhaust pipes and even a parachute.
12 of the weirdest UK destinations to visit by campervan
We’ve aimed for a good geographical selection so, wherever you’re based, there should be something reasonably near at hand. Or, if you’re feeling adventurous, fill up the fuel tank, check the campervan insurance is up to date… and tick them all off the list!
THE ROVER 75 REVISITED
The 75 seems to be starting to disappear from our roads; to see one parked outside of the local post office is to perform a slight double-take. It is also too easy to forget that they made their bow twenty-three years ago.
20 amazing locations for classic car photoshoots
You love your classic and you want to document – and show off to others – just how beautiful and iconic it is. Beyond presenting it in the metal, some beautiful photos are the next best thing.
Classic Hondas we love
Something similar can be said of Honda, which in its relatively short history (it only properly came into being in 1949) has dedicated itself to some quite brilliant feats of engineering, whether out on the F1 track or in the car showroom.
10 of the best road-going rally cars
Rallying's 1980s and 1990s heyday produced a whole new type of performance car: the homologation special. These were road-going versions of the snarling rally champions that their makers had to produce in sufficient numbers for the latter to qualify for racing.
THE BEST OF THE CORGI 007 CARS
Or, which of these three die-cast models would you have wished for on Christmas Day?
CHRISTINE: BRITISH STYLE
During the first Lockdown, this writer watched many car-related films and too much daytime television. The latter gave me a lifelong aversion to most chat shows, while the former led me to ponder; would the plot have worked in a British production?
Our favourite classic Peugeots
We've said it before and we'll say it again: French cars are big on style. For much of its history, though, Peugeot was perhaps the exception that proved the rule: many a 1950s, 1960s or 1970s Peugeot was more about practicality than panache.
Is it worth buying a classic write-off?
Without thinking for too long, give us your definition of a 'write-off'. It's probably something like: a car that’s been involved in an accident and has been left completely undriveable, fit only for the scrapyard.
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