Peter James Insurance Blog
New partnership with the British Motor Museum
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with the British Motor Museum. Home to the world’s largest collection of historic British cars, the museum also hosts a range of events throughout the year. As part of the new partnership, we are sponsoring three key shows: National Metro &...
Moto Guzzi’s Grand Prix Greats: Part Two
THE LEGENDARY GUZZI V8 The Ultimate Racer? Ask anyone interested in motorcycle history to nominate the most exotic and most desirable Grand Prix racer ever built, and the Moto Guzzi 500 V8 will certainly be very close to the top of their list of choices. It is a prime...
Moto Guzzi Grand Prix Greats: Part One
THE MOTO GUZZI 500cc V-TWIN A Grand Prix contender for twenty years Moto Guzzi’s 500cc V-twin was the longest-lasting Grand Prix contender of all time. It competed with success in top-level international races for two decades, winning its first race in 1933 and its final World Championship GP race...
Peter James Insurance announces exclusive partnership with the Kettle Club
Peter James Insurance are delighted to announce an exclusive partnership with the Kettle Club, where they will provide a new scheme ‘Kettle Club Insurance’ to members of the club. Making a roaring start with this partnership in 2024, it continues Peter James Insurance’s 2023 success with club focused initiatives...
Corvette: Our 70-year pictorial story of an American muscle car legend
The Chevrolet Corvette celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2023. An American Muscle car icon now, the Corvette was never actually meant for production, but seven decades on is still going strong. Here, we document the pictorial highlights of the incredible lifespan of this iconic classic. Scroll down and enjoy!...
Chevrolet Corvette: Plastic Fantastic!
How a fibreglass show car, initially not meant to be built as a production machine, captured the heart of America. America’s own sports car is 70. In that lifetime it’s been transformed from an anaemic, auto-only show car to a 200mph plus supercar, lived through 8 incarnations and, like...
Hot Hatch Genesis: The Golf GTI
At Peter James Insurance, we love the VW Golf and are the insurance partner to the Mk1 Golf Owners Club. Our earlier blogs examined how the Golf saved VW from the financial oblivion they had risked by sticking to their traditional Porsche-designed, rear-engine, air-cooled layout for far too long...
Christmas 2023 Opening Hours
Please see below for our Christmas 2023 opening hours at Peter James Insurance. We would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt thank you to all our customers. We hope you enjoy the festive season, and we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New...
Freddie Dixon Climbing Kop Hill
In 1910, motorcyclists looking for somewhere to fully use the performance of their machines found just what they were looking for in the steep Kop Hill road that climbs to the top of the picturesque Chiltern Hills just outside the town of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire. Within a year...
Mazda MX-5 history timeline
The Mazda MX5 was the sports car that revived the genre and today has a huge following around the world, not least within the UK, a country that was reminded of its obsession with the soft-top small sports car by Mazda’s masterpiece. You can read our other blogs starting...
