As an escape from socks 'n' feet:
As with our XR2 before it, when this was taken in for its first Spanish MOT, the guy in charge of issuing or not issuing certificates insisted in arguing that the spots were not 'de serie' - standard - and should be removed before the car could pass! I told him they all came like that... in the end, he failed me for their angle. I went straight back to the local Ford dealership where it was bought, they tested them, said they were perfect. I returned to the test centre and they passed it right away. Go figure.
Kept it for about 8 years, did many Mallorca/Scotland trips with it; the sliding panel roof rusted, had it replaced on Ford, and then when we traded it in, it continued to live in the local village until it was 14, at which time it vanished for ever. The new owners never even washed it - I'd swear - and I used to pat it, wish it well and apologise every time we saw it parked somewhere. Funny how you can feel emotionally attached to things that have been part of your good times. I liked Pirelli P6s.
Rob C