On 9th April 1985, a young dark-haired Peter Simpson presented himself at the editorial offices of Practical Classics, which were then above an insurance broker's office opposite Beckenham Junction railway station. After one term as probably the worst school teacher ever, I'd somehow landed my dream job as a trainee journalist on my favourite motoring magazine.
Fast-forward now to 2024, and that young man has somehow become a greyhaired 60-something husband and dad. But I'm still in historic transport publishing, and still loving it, even though these days I write mainly about largermagazine project cars which may or may not remain after coverage has finished. One is the 1965 Morris Minor Traveller that's running as a project car here, the other is a 1955 MG Magnette that's currently appearing in . The core collection comprises a 1958 Hillman Minx, 1970 Rover P6 3500, 1990 Volvo 240 estate and 1992 Rover 827 Coupé. I'll tell you about all four in due course, but we'll kick off with 'Minxy.'
