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When I asked my dad what car I would get for my first car, he laughed and said whatever you can afford that I approve of. Dad gave me a $600 interest free loan on my 1960 VW bug. No gas gauge, but it ran and stopped just fine. I did all the work on it as I was a broke 16 year old working part time after school. 0-60 was 72 seconds if there was no head wind. With a headwind, it was infinite, as 60 was unattainable.
The heater took a long time to get heat pumping, but it worked fine for the Alabama winters, even in below freezing temps. I got 36 MPG and gas was 24 cents per gallon for the full service. I would pull in and the attendant pumped the gas, washed the windshield, checked the tires and oil, asked about the family and I usually left for $2.25 for a full tank. The first time I had to pay THREE whole dollars I was outraged. And the full service went away, so I had to pump my own gas.
My buddy and I each would dig into couch cushions and find a quarter and some dimes at my house and his. That was plenty to have enough gas to cruise around on Friday night, and get a Coke.
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Glen
50 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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