Sorry to wander off topic a bit, but the mention of learning in the Triumph Herald brought this back to mind.
At the age of 17 (in nineteen canteen), I bought a second hand mini from a local garage and learned to drive in that, and the old man's Morris Minor
.
Going to the test centre the mini's foot brake failed completely.
Since the garage was on the way we stopped in to complain and they lent us a Herald which I used for the test.
It was the first one I had ever been in, and I got about 800 yards of practice on a straight road before the test.
The funniest bit was the "3-point turn".
You youngsters may not know this, but the Herald had a turning circle like a London taxi. The front wheels went practically to right angles when you gave it full lock.
Not being aware of that, I gave it full lock and proceeded to do a zero-point turn by doing a u-ey in a narrow side street.
"Aye - very good", says the examiner, "now turn by means of forward AND reverse gears". I did and I passed !
Strange car, the Herald, but I've always had a soft spot for it since.