XRS

I am burdened with a brain that remembers a variety of odd things. Today, I am celebrating 40 years since I passed my driving test. On 23rd February 1971 I took and passed the test first time. Being competitive by nature my only regret was that I wasn’t the first in my year at school to pass. I was in fact second to the chap who eventually sold me my first STi (we have kept in touch in the intervening years, owning similar cars from Golf GTIs to 3-door Cosworths at the same time – he then started buying Porsches and Ferraris – enough said!).

For those amongst you of tender years (the majority I guess) February 1971 was when decimalisation happened, as has been in the news a bit lately.

Oh, and I passed my test in a Simca 1100 special – you don’t see many of those around these days (thank goodness)!

This is an edit of the original 30-year celebration post