DRIVING TEST

It takes time to handle the Mustang properly, but when you get into the rhythm, you won’t want to let go of the steering wheel. As for my driving, I was rated a generous 7/10. spellbinding view of the vertiginous island of Es Vedrà, which is said to have magnetic properties. Did I feel a pull to the left on the steering wheel? Maybe it was my driving.

I was itching to slam my foot down on the gas, but was held back by a fear of losing control and by the fact that the car cost around €40,000 (£35,000). Some of the roads are narrow, too with rocky verges – I’m also conscious of getting a puncture or slipping into a ditch. Dual carriageways are more fun, there’s the chance to overtake and when I do press on the throttle, there’s an instant surge of speed and the feeling is thrilling and a little scary, too.

After lunch we headed back up the east coast through the flower-filled meadows of Morna Valley to unhurried San Carlos – the village jolted out of its late-afternoon torpor with the arrival of my car. I felt like the bad guy riding into town in a Western, but no-one hid indoors, instead they gazed on as I parked – and stalled.

The next morning I switched cars to the dark blue coupé. Again it was in perfect condition. All the cars have been restored and not overmodified, from the engines to the paintwork and the cream leather interiors (Mustang Adventures’ mechanic, Lyon, worked on the set of Fast & Furious).