I first drove in Minnesota in a near empty campground in Minnesota. I was 12 years old. The car was a 1961 Chevy Nomad (Impala) station wagon. My Father taught me.
I got my license in Canada, driving a '61 Ford Galaxie with the 223 cubic inch six, standard steering, standard brakes and standard 3 on the tree transmission. Boy that thing was a monster to parallel park. I had arm muscles like Arnie after I practiced parallel parking for about 45 minutes.
At that time you could either get a standard license or an automatic license. If you had an automatic license, it was illegal to drive a standard. If you had a standard it was legal to drive a car with a standard or an automatic or even a motorcycle. You couldn't drive a motorcycle with an automatic.
I was dating when I was 14. My boyfriends all had stick shifts and I learned to shift gears by sitting next to boyfriend and doing the gears while he used the gas and clutch. These were the days of few automatics. Then my mother let me use the old Hudson to practice full driving. I think it was a 47 or 48. When I was 16 I bought my first car. a 1950 Ford 2 door coupe. Everything in it and on it was broken. Even the seat was held up by a piece of wood. But it ran anywhere I wanted to go until it threw a rod. Then I got a 1954 Chevie convertible. I was a senior in high school. Payments were $30 a month. I made $35 a week so made 3 payments a month.
Well I was 12 and the car was a 1955 Ford 4door. first car when I got my license was a 1958 Chev Delray 2door 235 6 cly. Both cars were 3sp on the tree.
Northwestern Montana, in a 1936 Ford pickup and a 1939 Ford Coupe, at age 14 or thereabouts. Took Driver's Education when I was 16, and had a 1941 Chevy Coupe at 17.
CM1, USN (RET)
'94 Dodge 3500 4X2 CTD, Std. cab, LB, 5 speed, 4.10 LS diff., Jacobs Rambrake, 273,000 Miles
'99 Monaco McKenzie 32' triple slide
'95 Tioga 29H Ford-based Class C
Daily driver: '06 Jeep Liberty CRD
Towed: '06 Jeep Rubicon Unlimited
Mymaize wrote: my first car. a 1950 Ford 2 door coupe.
My first car too except mine was a 4-dr.
I learned when I was 15 and blew up the engine before I ever got my license.
TV: Mint 1972 Ford F-250 XLT
TT: 1969 19' Excel; entertains 6, feeds 4, sleeps 2 You don't shoot to kill, you shoot to stay alive.
I don't carry because I have to, I carry because I get to. I like new things-
- when they're 40 years old! My pictures
I grew up on a farm so at 5 I was driving a farm tractor, a Case with a hand clutch. Because of that I got to drive the Model A to the mailbox each day, by myself, about a 1/4 mile when I was only 6 or 7. I had to completely drop out of sight when I pushed the clutch in to shift gears. Awwww the good ole days.
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My wife does all the driving - I just get to hold the steering wheel.
Expedition - Suzuki Grand Viagra
I learned in Cincinnati in a 55 Studebaker with three on the tree when I was 16. On my very first lesson with my Dad, I stopped uphill at a stop sign and some bozo pulled up about 6 inches from my back bumper. Two feet, three pedals - not fun.
PS Yes, Crosleys were very tiny. My folks had one when I was growing up. It had a 4 cylinder engine, 14 inch wheels, and got a zillion MPG. It would be very popular now. It was created by Powell Crosley of Cincinnati, who's company also made kitchen appliances and radios back in the first half if the 20th century.
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