The Classics Blog

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show

All you classic car enthusiasts and, for that matter, those of you that just love motors should get along to the NEC near Birmingham (located just off junction 6 on the M42) to feast your eyes over many different types of classic motors at the annual Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show. The show, that is celebrating 30 years, is on … Continue reading

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Why Do You Choose A Particular Classic Car Insurer?

With so many classic car insurance companies offering this type of insurance what is the reason or, for that matter, the reasons why you selected a particular company? After all, you have probably paid a lot of money for your vehicle or spent a considerable amount of time in restoring it so it is important that you are comfortable with … Continue reading

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Classic Cars Of The Future?

Of course, it is all a matter of opinion and, if you are a lover of classic cars, you will no doubt have your view on which you think could be the classic cars of the future. For every car mentioned here, there are sure to be a couple more that others may feel are more likely to be future … Continue reading

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Restoring A Classic Car Vs Buying One In Immaculate Condition

Many of us must ask ourselves whenever we go along to look at a wreck of a classic car that we have seen advertised for sale if it is really going to be worth our while financially to go through the restoration project. What probably goes through a lot of enthusiasts’ minds is whether it would be better if we … Continue reading

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Does Your Car Qualify For Classic Car Insurance?

There is much debate about what sort of car can be insured under a classic car insurance policy. The truth is that you can ask this question of a couple of different car insurance providers and you may get two different responses. In very simple terms there are three classic vehicle classifications: – Vintage Car – this usually refers to … Continue reading

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Low Mileage Triumph Herald To Be Auctioned

This sounds like a tremendous opportunity for someone to purchase an extremely low mileage classic car that is, we are sure you will agree, a rarity these days. Coming up for auction is a rare Coventry built Triumph Herald 1200 dating back to 1961 making it just over 50 years of age. In fact, the vehicle has still got the … Continue reading

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Why Did You Buy Your Classic Car?

It would be interesting to find out just why people make that all important decision to purchase a classic car so your feedback would be most welcome. Whilst we appreciate that those people owning classic cars costing millions of pounds are probably in the minority it would be interesting to find out whether the majority bought them to drive around … Continue reading

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Levels Of Classic Car Insurance

As is often the case with most types of insurance, there are various levels of classic car insurance to choose from never mind a number of options that can be added in to the policy. It would be worthwhile covering the various levels of cover available so that you can then make a balanced decision as to the one that … Continue reading

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Biggest Auction Of Classic Cars Days Away

This coming weekend, what is forecast to be the largest classic car auction in the UK, is scheduled to take place in London. The auction will include a significant collection of Mercedes-Benz and are expected to be sold at RM Auctions’ Battersea sale that is due to take place on the 8th September. One anonymous collector from Europe is selling … Continue reading

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Insuring Your Classic Car Whilst Restoring It

There are many people that buy their first classic car that requires an awful lot of restoration work carrying out on it. So, what do you do about insuring the vehicle? Well, it really depends if you intend to drive the car on the public road network at the same time that it is being renovated. If you do intend … Continue reading

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