[Nathans_Dad]

I guess my real "first car" was a 1957 4 door Chevy Belair with the Blue Flame straight six. It was turquoise with a white top. I was heavy into old cars back then. My dad bought it for a couple grand when I was 15. I learned to drive with it and quickly realized it had no pickup and drove like a tank. So my dad sold it. I got a 1972 VW Bug on my 16th birthday and drove that until my Junior year in college. I think it cost my dad about $500 back in 1988. It was orange and was quickly dubbed "The Great Pumpkin". Awesome car. I wish I had never sold it.