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    A FLIGHT OF FANCY

    Aug 05, 2022 4 minutes

    BIO: Phil White’s first job, at 15, involved restoring classic cars. A decade later he began writing about them in magazines. 35 years on, he’s still at it. He plans to grow up at some point, but in the meantime climbing rocks, running, cycling and, you know, writing about classic cars, seem to get in the way.

    Iam writing this in a terraced house in Derby, on my way to see the King of Rome. That probably needs a little explaining, so let me start by saying that Derby is the home of my beloved aunt, the last trace of my family remaining in this engineering-obsessed city.

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