Here Are The Cars You Learned To Drive In

That car is now dead. Engine shaking terribly. Died the exact moment it pulled into the dealership parking lot to get a new civic. That car was something- I remember it plowing through the snow with ease, passing lifted trucks that were stuck. Had a lot of great memories with it.

Too much money to fix that car at the time. It was an engine overhaul and was about 3k to fix. Didn’t have that kind of money. If I had today’s money that car would still be with me.

...with broken radio and nonfunctioning AC. It WAS maroon but more of a faded pink/salmon by the time I got it. That thing ripped, I wish I had one now.

A very beat up one of these. A 1956 Ford F100 with a transplanted Oldsmobile V8 and a four-speed manual. It was not a hot rod. It was my grandfather’s farm truck and my dad did the engine swap when he was a teen. It was this color except for the rusty patches here and there.

Nothing like a gutless four banger with a slush box to inspire confidence the first time I got on a highway.

I had hoped to learn on my dad’s 1976 F100 with 3 on the tree but it got totaled by an MG before I came of age.

My dad made me turn off the car at the bottom of a hill with cars behind. I had to restart it and not stall out trying to get up that hill.

Enjoy driving manuals to this day!

Loved that car it was nearly indestructible. The AWD in it was amazing. I took that car places I’d be afraid to in a Jeep or Subaru. Unfortunately these Pacifica rotted into the ground. I’d gladly buy one if I could find a clean one.