Classics Monthly

PROOF THAT TIME IS A GREAT HEALER

TIPS, TRICKS AND NOSTALGIA FROM A LIFETIME IMMERSED IN OLD CARS ANDREW EVERETT

In 1998, I was working for many magazines, including some that despite my best efforts are still going today such as Fast Ford, Classic Ford, Mini Magazine and more. I’d travel far and wide to interview readers about their cars, and there was one motorway services that I used a lot, Leicester Forest East, mainly because there was a recovery place just by the exit. It is long gone now, but back then there was always an

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