I turned 16 when my Dad had a company car from the machine shop he was vp at. It was a gold 1972 ford ranchero gt. it had the automatic, and I always volunteered to run errands with it. it was an automatic, but it hauled butt at around 7mpg or so. The shop bought the gas. It was a great beach car. My dad’s personal car was a white 1970 buick wildcat convertible. I loved the 455 but hated the black interior, because in florida it would cook you in the summer. he replaced it with a gold 73 buick riveria with the 455 about 6mpg. He let me borrow it for prom night. great cars... wish i had any one of them.
I had a 1973 boattail riviera. I loved it. They are very difficult to find now.