Fathers Simca 1501 ...had 5 driving lessons and dad let me drive him around to get some experience.
Then got a summer job at Hattons of St Helens [BL Dealer] first job was to take a MGB GT V8 to Southport ...that summer I drove Mini's , Allegro's, Princess's, Stag, MGB, Marina's, Toledo's, Dolimites ...like the OP I then disappeared to Southampton as a Engineering Cadet in The Merchant Navy to discover beer, women and a love of motorised vehicles.
