[GH85Carrera]

My first car was a 1960 VW Bug with 36 HP when new. It had nearly 100,000 miles when I bought it.

On flat ground with no head wind Zero to 60 was 72 seconds, not not even in one minute! If there was any headwind or the slightest headwind, 0 to 60 was infinite and just not possible. I got it to 65 once going down a long slope, and it was something only a 16 year old would ever do again and terrifying.

It got 36 MPH and I just put it in gear and floored it in daily use. It had no gas gauge at all as that was an option back then. I just drove it until it ran out of gas, and flipped the lever for the 1 gallon reserve and drove to a gas station. It was vital that I remembered to move the lever back to normal position. Gas was as cheap as 19 or 20 cents. I remember the first time I had to put two WHOLE dollars in to fill it up I was outraged. Actually I did not fill it up myself, it was full service back then, so a man came out, filled it up, checked the oil, washed the windshield, checked the oil level, asked about my family and gave me green stamps I could give to mom. And sometimes they had a free drinking glasses.

I could dig into the couch at home and often find a quarter or two and get enough gas money to drive for days.