[GH85Carrera]

I am from the era before kids car seats. I stood up in the passenger seat or sat on my parents lap and helped drive. Or in my mind I did. To the day my mom quit driving if she had a passenger in the car and she hit the brakes hard, her right arm flew out to hold them in place. Even if they were adults and buckled in.

I learned to really drive at age 14. My brother and I built a dune buggy from a old VW bug. It had rolled over and it was totaled. We unbolted the body and sold it for scrap. We cut the wheelbase down to 5 ft 11 inches axle to axle and built a custom heavy walled pipe body. We covered that in screwed on sheet metal and a rattle can black paint. It was ugly but fun in the mud.

I learned to drive it and after I turned 16 I took my driver's test in my 1960 VW Bug. Back in those days a real cop was giving the driver's test. Within a few minutes he asked how long I had been driving. I told him "two years sir , but all off road!"

I passed with flying colors.

When I moved to Oklahoma I had my 1974 914 2.0 already paid for. I had to get an Oklahoma Driver's license so I went to the state testing office. Took the written test and passed that with a perfect score.

A cop followed me out to the parking lot. Saw my 914 in the parking lot with the roof off. It was a 100 degree day. He looked at me, looked at my car and looked back at me. He asked how long I had been driving and I said since I was 16 sir. He muttered "this is stupid" turned around and signed my form and I got my Oklahoma license.