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In 1963 I won a 1953 Chevy Bel Air 4-dr in a local contest in September when I was 16 - second prize was a football which tells you a little bit about the value of the car. The car wouldn't start, so the store offered me $100 to walk away. I said "Hell No!", but my father said "Hell Yes" telling me he would match me dollar-for-dollar on a 'real car' the next summer. That was a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air 2 dr hardtop with three on the column, a 265 small block V8 and a 4 bbl carb. Sold it when I went to college. Wish I still had it.