[Popman]

It could have been a rusted-out, 4-door Rambler with a 4-cylinder engine and three-on-the-tree like Grandma drove and I’d been fine with it because it represented independence.

Haha...That was my first car...It wasn't rusty though...

I nicknamed her "Singer" because the car sounded like a singer sewing machine when running...

As for independence...yes far better than walking or hitching

[CommerceComet]

As for independence...yes far better than walking or hitching

My first car was a 4-door Pontiac Tempest, 6-cylinder with three-on-the-tree, in that uniquely GM color which couldn't make up its mind whether it was green or blue. Yes, better than walking or hitching or worse yet, having your parents take you there.