LANCASTER CLASSIC CAR NEWS
50 YEARS OF THE AUSTIN ALLEGRO
On the 17th May 1973, British Leyland unveiled the eventual replacement for the ADO16 1100/1300 range. According to their CEO Lord Stokes:
Cars & Coffee
Another brilliant Cars and Coffee at Lancaster Insurance! On Sunday 21st May, Lancaster Insurance opened their gates at their St Ives, Cambridgeshire HQ once again for another fantastic FREE coffee morning.
The Triumph Dolomite Sprint at 50
In June of 1973, British Leyland introduced a new model that would, to quote Bill Davis, the Managing Director of their Rover/Triumph division, “dispel the myth that the Continental manufacturers have a virtual monopoly of fast, medium-sized cars”. It was, of course, the Dolomite Sprint.
Our car club of the month
Well done to the Allegro Club International! To celebrate 50 years of the Allegro, the Allegro Club International held a grand birthday bash and hoped to see 50 cars join them for the line up to celebrate the 50 years. The club were overjoyed to welcome 80 Allegros and various BMCBL visitors at the event on Sunday 14th May.
We are looking for our next Bright Young Spark!
We're celebrating and inspiring young people who want to be part of the Classic Car Industry through our Bright Young Sparks initiative.
YOUR CHANCE TO OWN THE PETER SELLERS ASTON MARTIN DB4 GT
You’re driving along in your spanking new Cortina 1600E and your wife starts nagging you so you suggest she reclines her seat and before long she’s dozed off because the 1600E is so quiet and you look at your reflection in the plushy walnut dashboard and think how closely you resemble Gregory Peck and with a roar of the 1600GT engine, you twiddle the aluminium steering wheel and the sculptured racing wheels screech as you take the chicane at 85 and tap tap the man on the Ford stand wakes you up.
YOUR CHANCE TO OWN THE PETER SELLERS ASTON MARTIN DB4 GT
If you have a few million pounds to spare and the desire to own an automotive film star, Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed may have the ideal car for you on the 14th of July. Not only did this 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT famously appear in The Wrong Arm of the Law, but it was also the off-screen property of its leading man, Peter Sellers.
THE MAN WHO DROVE KATY – ON LOCATION WITH ICE COLD IN ALEX
You are a young National Serviceman named James Wilfred Lowther, posted to Libya on detachment and assigned to the Royal Army Medical Corps. Then one day, a film company approaches the camp, asking for volunteers. The result – cinematic immortality.
MEET THE OWNERS – JAYNE AND SIMON AND THEIR VOLVO 221
It is always a delight to encounter an old friend, such as Jayne and Simon and their beautiful 1968 Volvo 221. Here are my thoughts from Classic & Sports Car back in 2017:
IT WAS ANOTHER WORLD – MOTORING IN 1953
The 2nd of June marks 70 years since the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II, and so we thought it timely to list just some of the vast changes in motoring over the past seven decades. 1953 may have seen the UK’s first motel (in Hythe, Kent) and flashing Belisha Beacons on Zebra Crossings but it was still a country devoid of the following:
CARS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN - THE TRIUMPH LYNX
Just as it is almost impossible to name a favourite film or Beatles song, selecting a favourite car at Gaydon is futile. Put simply, each and every vehicle of the British Motor Museum could be this writer’s favourite at any given moment.
On Location at the Beaulieu Spring Autojumble
It would be fair to say my time at the Spring Autojumble began and ended with one of the select band of cars that may be justly described as “iconic”. The Morris Minor celebrates its 75th anniversary, and the Dorset branch of the Owners’ Club pulled out all the stops for their ‘Moggyfest 2023’ display.
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