Classics Monthly

PHIL WHITE THE STAR’S THE CAR

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.

For reasons that make perfect sense to me (but little to many around me), I recently began to split my time between Dorset and the city of Sheffield. This transformation makes me happy, as I get to live in not one wonderful place, but

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