1972 Dodge Dart 225. I bought it fo $120 in 1979 with a bashed passenger door. I got the door to function though it was still bashed but didn’t leak. It ran and everything worked when I got it and it kept running for 45k miles more (30k already on it without a lick of maintenance beyond oil changes and a set of tires. Then my crazy sister stole it and drove it to New Mexico. She put another 10k or so on it then left it through a 25 degree night with no antifreeze . Oh well.
1969 Chevy Nova 4 door. Was a gift from my folks. Coming home one night from work, I was struck broadside by a car which ran a red light. I walked away with only a couple of scratches. Never had the doors fixed as a reminder of how lucky I was.
my first car was a used Dodge Dart....the radio worked...it got me to where I wanted to go...sold it for $40 dollars when all is said and done...