Driving back in time

Classic cars have been a passion shared between Pete White and his father, Peter, for many years. Peter, being an auto jumbler and owner of a rather stunning 1930s Buick, still tends to return to the MG badge. Pete had enjoyed a bit of motorsport, using MG Midgets from the BMC days, as he explains: “My twin brother Marc and I did the Halfords Challenge and the Phoenix Challenge, competing in Class C, back in the Eighties. We’re through and through MG fans”.

Pete already owned a 1968 MGC automatic, which he still does to this day, but there was still an itch he wanted to scratch. “I just wanted to buy something older. I really love the shape of the TC and I said to my dad, Peter: ‘right let’s go and buy a TC’. The only stipulation was it couldn’t be red, as most seem to be red and my C is red.” Several were considered but somehow they didn’t quite cut the mustard when viewed. “The cars themselves were really nice but not as I like them, with some needing bodywork or the interior was wrong.”