My obsession for anything mechanical began at the age of four when I attended my first race meeting with my father. This set my career on a clear path which began with a mechanical apprenticeship and led to an AMIMI Dip Tech (the highest possible accolade for mechanical engineering of that time).
By the age of 24, there was another element that was becoming increasingly hard to suppress. I had a profound need to become my own boss and to have my own garage. This led me to take the leap of faith in 1972 of leaving a very good job at British Leyland as a Technical Correspondent to start my own business. I bought my first car for just £25 and that soon turned into two followed by my first premises. The business was launched. I’ve always been and continue to be at complete ease when I’m in the garage. It is an integral part of me.