Peter James Insurance Blog
What is Reinstatement Cover? Avoid the risk of expensive parts and labour writing-off your car
Whether you undertake most of the work yourself on your classic vehicle or send it to a specialist, you’ll be aware of the rising costs of replacement parts and labour. This is particularly pertinent if you happen to own a very limited, rare or even unique model. Or, indeed,...
MG TD – The story of the MG that America loved first (Part 6)
MG TD – The right car, a year too late The MG TD arrived after an extended period of procrastination caused by the politics of the Nuffield Group, so it was already starting to look out of date on the day it was launched. It was obvious by 1950...
MG TD – The story of the MG that America loved first (Part 5)
MG TD – Production! At last. Once the first prototype TD had been produced, the specification was frozen quite quickly because MG were anxious to get the car into production. Many inside the company already considered it to be late because of Nuffield’s indecision and consequent delays. The scuttle...
MG TD – The story of the MG that America loved first (Part 4)
MG TD – Octagonal Thinking As we saw at the end of part 3, MG had an open invitation to create a running mock-up of their idea of what a new Midget for the 1950s should be, but first they had to work out what they thought that was....
Yamaha 2-strokes: Why they were supreme in the 1960s (part 2)
In 1964 Yamaha had made its mark by becoming the first manufacturer to win a World Championship with a two-stroke engine. An impressive feat considering that the company had only been making motorcycles for nine years at the time. Yamaha 2-Strokes – Motorsport Six years after that first World...
Yamaha 2-strokes: Why they were supreme in the 1960s (part 1)
When Yamaha pulled its factory team out of racing at the end of the 1968 season it marked the end of a legendary era in the 250cc class. The mid-sixties had been full of exotic machines from three Japanese factories battling to prove the supremacy of their technical approaches....
New exclusive partnership with the Austin Healey Club
We are delighted to announce a new, exclusive partnership with the Austin Healey Club where we are providing a new scheme ‘Austin Healey Club Insurance’ to members. Members of the Austin Healey Club will now be able to benefit from:* Exclusive rates for members Additional discounts based on length...
New exclusive partnership with the Vintage Sports-Car Club
We are delighted to announce a new, exclusive partnership with Club of the Year – the Vintage Sports-Car Club. Launching today (1st May 2025) we are providing a new scheme ‘Vintage Sports-Car Club Insurance’ to members. Designed by Enthusiasts, for Enthusiasts At the heart of the scheme is a...
Jaguar Type 00 makes its UK public debut with a glitzy launch at JLR Classic
Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you, they say. Well, the spring sunshine certainly shone on the JLR Classic Works, as the Type 00 concept car made its UK debut, with Jaguar hoping that the shadows of last year’s furore were well...
The BSA Goldstar is back!
As the world of motorcycles recently welcomed back the name ‘BSA Goldstar’ to market, we take the opportunity to look back at one of the motorcycling world’s best all-rounders – Eddie Dow and his story on how one of motorcycling’s legends, the BSA Gold Star, came to be…. In...
