FOR some of us, a love of cars is something that forms gradually over time. But for others, it is smashed into us almost from birth, thanks to a parent or sibling exposing us to the joys and trials of working with cars. Peter Fleetwood is definitely from the latter category, born into a family of gearheads with his late father Brian at the helm. Here are some of the cars that have shaped Peter’s journey.
PETER’S dad Brian was a mechanic, so petrol was already flowing through Peter’s veins as an infant. “When it came time to get my first car, Dad was all over it and saddled me up with a Morris 1100. On my first drive, Dad said that I’d never be able to roll it and proceeded to rip on the handbrake at about 50mph, scaring the crap out of me!” he recalls. “My
