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Old 11-17-2010, 11:14 PM
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Default My first car - '56 Ford

My first car, at age 18, was a 1956 Ford. Dark green, 6 cylinder, stick shift, roll-up windows, no power steering, no power brakes. Paid $150 for it. Drove it for 15 months and then (even after wrecking it once) sold it for $125 (right before joining the US Air Force).

$25 depreciation for 15 months of driving. Not bad. Try and match that today <g>.

Gene

ps: I was proud of my car, because I paid for it. Growing up on a small farm and getting only a $4 week allowance (farm work and all), it wasn't easy to save any money (dating on $4 a week?!). Ahhh-my '56 Ford!