I had several. Rust buckets one and all, but a kick-butt little roadster that was pure fun to drive.
Had a friend in the navy that extended for six years, got a big bonus, bought a de Tomaso Pantera...totaled it within the month. He was fine...well, except for the 6 year extension.
My “Stood ‘n begged ‘er” ran great, but the ignition switch failed, so I wired in a toggle switch and taped it to the steering column. I ran around over a fair swath of Honshu from Camp Zama, Yokohama down to Yokosuka, where the Fleet came in occasionally.