A 197? Ford Fiesta. I was living in Boston and it was the perfect car. It cost a few hundreds of dollars, it carried four and I could park it just about anywhere. The best part for me was the unburstable "Formula Ford 1600" engine and the wonderful handling. It reminded me of a Fiat 500 I once drove for a month in Europe - you had to drive like Mario Andretti just to keep up with traffic
! It's just that the Fiesta was faster.
Unfortunately I didn't know that the Oil-pressure indicator on the dash was dead...
The car ran great up until the engine seized on Storrow Drive in Boston's Backbay. I pulled the dip-stick and there was nothing on it except silver flakes. If any of you know Storrow Drive, you can appreciate the fact that there are precious few places to safely pull off.
I still have a soft spot for Fiestas.