I needed an extra car once. I had two restaurants about 60 miles apart. I also had a Cessna 172. So, I thought, why not fly between the two? So, I bought a used 76 Pinto. The Red on with the black racing stripes and hood insignia. It only had around 9k on it, and paid $1500.00 for it. It became my airport car.
But, I liked it so much, I kept it for about 4 years. I never got it serviced, and finally wore the cam lobes almost flat, and traded it in on a Mazda GLC. GLC, BTW, stood for Great Little Car. LOL
Great Pinto story!
I can’t tell you how many people learned to drive a stick on mine. The clutch never gave out!