It’s strange what sticks in the mind, as I was only 13 at the time John Lennon had the Rolls repainted. My parents had the Daily Express delivered, I think out of inertia from when my grandparents lived with them. Anyway, I can distinctly remember that the Express was not at all happy with the colour scheme. They thought it an affront to the fine British crafstmanship that epitomized the best the nation could do. Replacement of the superlative paintwork with something so tawdry was an act of willful destruction - and the opinion piece carried on like this for quite a while.
Years later my mother told me that the Beatles were one of the few things that helped her get through those years.
