My first car ever was a 1960 Bug. 36 HP of sheer power. 0 to 60 of 72 seconds, only if there was no headwind, and it was dead flat ground. If there was a headwind or a slight uphill, 0 to 60 was infinite, as impossible as 100. A loaded 18 wheel semi was too fast to outrun from a dead stop.
Dad gave me a interest free loan, but I had to pay 100% of all costs except insurance. I put a set of 4 recap tires on it, mounted and balanced out the door was 25 bucks. Not per tire, for all 4. And they swapped the spare with the best of the old tires.
I paid dad off in 6 months, and drove it until 1973 and I bought a brand new 1973 Super Bug $2,750. It was like a rocket with 60 HP. It could indeed hit 90 wound out going downhill.
I paid that off in 12 months, and ordered my 1974 914 2.0. With a 0-60 of 10 seconds I thought I had a fast car!
My brother's daily driver for the last 40 years is a 1954 Bug. Typical upgrades of 60 HP engine, and 4 wheel disk brakes, but not much else.