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Can’t find a picture, but my first ride was a classic VW Bug, air cooled, with the engine in the back. I paid $250 for it used and never changed the oil, since it leaked out about a quart per month, so I figured I was continuously replacing the oil. When I drove through a puddle water splashed me through the rust holes in the floor, the air pressure from the spare tire, which was stored under the front hood, pressured the windshield wiper fluid reservoir, and I kept ski goggles and a windshield scrapper handy so I could stick my head and arm outside the drivers window to scrape off the ice while driving in winter storms because the defroster never worked. The thing was bare bone basic, but it ran like a champ and never left me stranded, was great in the snow, and got excellent gas mileage. I drove it for about 5 years and sold it for what I paid for it. One time at UMASS (referred to as ZOOMASS back then) we found it flipped on its side in a snowbank. My roommate and I rolled it back onto its wheels so we could drive it up to Mt. Snow and go skiing. When I finally sold it, despite being painted yellow, it was mostly silver because it was being held together with duct tape.