Classics Monthly

PHIL WHITE

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.

My mate Frank contracted Covid last October. It was a reasonably mild strain of the disease, but he was unwell for a couple of weeks. By the time he re-emerged into the world of the living, the classic car puttering season had ended. This was a shame, because

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