Lancaster Insurance’s annual automotive giveaway has change into a long-standing custom, with 2023’s prize – a 1970 Austin-Healey Sprite in fetching Bronze Yellow – handed over to its new proprietor at Lancaster’s Cambridgeshire headquarters on November 29.
The fortunate winner was Les from Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Les has been a basic automotive fan for a few years, having owned Mini Coopers, TVRs, an MGB and a Reliant Scimitar. He at the moment runs a Series 3 Land Rover, which has now been joined by the Sprite.
“I get regular newsletters from Lancaster, and one day it had the competition entry box, so I ticked it, filled everything in then forgot all about it!” Les remembers. “Then I got an email out of the blue saying congratulations. I was gobsmacked. I never won anything like this before!”
Lancaster’s Senior Operations Manager, Andrew Evanson, added: “It’s a beautiful car, and I’m really pleased to be handing it over to true enthusiast.”
For a full video on the automotive’s handover, head over to our YouTube channel at youtube.com/ClassicsWorldUK.
