[JohnB]

Well, we've had the fastest, the slowest, how many. Now, it's which was the one you learned how to drive.
I learned on 1959 Rambler Metroplitan, with a three speed on the column. Turquoise and white and ugly as sin!

 

[Derby Dude]

Whatever the driving instructor had and I certainly don't remember.

 

[buckingham]

Well, we've had the fastest, the slowest, how many. Now, it's which was the one you learned how to drive.
I learned on 1959 Rambler Metroplitan, with a three speed on the column. Turquoise and white and ugly as sin!

I had one of them! Pretty dam good car. But I learned to drive (1965) in an older Dodge Dart with three on the column.

 

[Hokieman1987]

1976 Ford F-100. Also equipped with 3 on the tree.

 

[Bvd1]

'64 Mustang, 3 speed manual transmission . My dad didn't have the patience with me learning to shift a manual transmission so that job went to my mom.

 

[9mm]

At 10 years old. A 1950 international tractor. Drove it with a wagon attached 10 feet at a time. Learned how to set fence posts on the farm and drive. Darn. Things were simpler back then. Live was great and so uncomplicated.

 

[gunjunkie]

A 59 Impala with a 348.

 

[buckingham]

I'm glad I ain't 10 today. When I think of the things I did way back when I believe that these days it would land me in jail.

 

[JohnR]

'71 Ford Torino wagon, red, fake wood on the side.

 

[pshort]

1947 Chev 1 1/2 ton truck.. Hauling grain around the field and unloading the combine on the go...

BTW, that "on the go" thing took a couple of tries to perfect...

Paul

 

[Maddmax]

At 10 years old. A 1950 international tractor. Drove it with a wagon attached 10 feet at a time. Learned how to set fence posts on the farm and drive. Darn. Things were simpler back then. Live was great and so uncomplicated.

I was the same age only my first was a John Deere Tractor. Life was very good back then.

 

[grandpabear]

I'm glad I ain't 10 today. When I think of the things I did way back when I believe that these days it would land me in jail.

You can say that again! I remember getting stopped twice on the same night by the same town cop. Yup, we were drinking, and the second stop was for going the wrong way on a one way street. We went home after that. I knew by his tone that three strikes meant out. No license and still learning in a 67 Chevy Nova. One red light town with one cop. I remember him well. He also run the best garage in town.

 

[phonejack]

I had an uncle that had same Nash Metropolitan. Same color too. It was fun to drive.
I learned on a'56 Ford w/ manual transmission that I bought with paper route money I had saved.

 

[Jimmy Two Dogs]

1959 Ford Fairlane. Three-speed on the column. Six-cylinder.

 

[johnjohn]

1949 Mercury 4 door sedan. Three speed on the column with overdrive.

 

[Mark6005]

Ford 8n tractor. Then a 68 impala station wagon drivers ed car.

 

[omlite]

I was the same age only my first was a John Deere Tractor. Life was very good back then.

same here except we had a 52 Ford 8n, then moved up to a 62 Ford &
a 59 chevy trucks in the hay field.

 

[Sarkus]

My grandfather was a VP for a propane tank company so when I was almost 15 he took $850 of my money and bought a company car they were going to auction off so I'd have a car when I learned to drive. It was a '78 Chevy Caprice Classic, automatic. And while it did technically have a 350 V8, the version on that "fuel efficient" car was really only a shadow of what the engine was capable of.

Still, I owned it for almost 10 years.

 

[Hornet]

It's been a while for me but if I recall correctly I believe it was this model.

 

[Biloxi]

1956 Plymouth; 4 door, 6 cylinder, straight shift.