EVENT OF THE MONTH
DLOC to celebrate six decades in style
There aren't many classic car owners' groups that can claim to have been going for six decades, but the Daimler Lanchester Owners' Club (DLOC) is now one of them, having been founded in 1964. To celebrate, the club is pulling out all the stops to put on quite the extravaganza over the weekend of July 20-21 in West Sussex.
Mark Hooghiemstra is the DLOC's press officer. He comments: ‘This will be our 58th International Rally and we'll be based at the Avisford Park Hotel in Arundel. From there we'll be taking in all sorts of venues in the area, including Arundel Castle and its grounds, along with Tangmere Military Aviation Museum. We'll also be going to Amberley Museum on July 19, where our cars will form part of the museum's exhibits on the day. Later that day we have something really special: the chance to do some parade laps of the Goodwood circuit. ‘The DLOC was formed in June 1964 with the primary aim of promoting interest in, the use of and the preservation of all vehicles manufactured by Daimler, Lanchester and BSA. The DLOC incorporates both the Lanchester Register and the SP250 Owners’ Club and is closely associated with the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust. Both Daimler and Lanchester hold their own claim to British automotive history. Lanchester was the first allBritish, four-wheeled, petrol-driven car owing little to previously recognised mechanical principles.
Daimler has the distinction of being the British marque with the longest continuous production run. As a result, the club holds the distinction of catering for more models and a more diverse range of vehicles than any other marque club. Between them Daimler, Lanchester and BSA have manufactured practically every imaginable form of transport, from heavy commercials, buses, air and waterborne craft, to family cars, luxury saloons, limousines and sports cars. The club exists for them all.’ dloc.org.
Shining a light on Lucas Classic
The inaugural Lucas Classic was held at Shelsley Walsh in 2023, and this year the event is set to return bigger and better, on June 22. Richard Pigg is Britpart's marketing manager.
He explains: ‘Lucas has been at the forefront of parts manufacture since the first car hit the road over a hundred years ago. Lucas parts are still made under licence by Britpart (for 4x4s), SNG Barratt (classic cars) and Wassall (motorcycles), and we collaborated last year for that first Lucas Classic event. More than 1000 people came along to watch everything from motorbikes and classic British classic sports cars to 4x4s powering up the hill.’ See thelucasclassic. com for more.
PEUGEOTS STORM PRESCOTT
This year marks 40 years of the Peugeot 205 GTI being on sale in the UK, with the Peugeot Spor
