[fred cook]

One of the cars I learned to drive on was my grandfather's 1941 Buick Roadmaster 4 door sedan. It had a big, torquey straight 8 engine with the factory 2 carb setup. Perfect for the novice driver since there was enough torque to just let the clutch out and then put your foot on the gas pedal to drive away! There was a huge amount of room in the back seat area. Sitting on the back seat, your knees were about 3 feet from the back of the front seats!