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>My first car was a 1929 Model A that I bought in 1956 >(I was just 16 years old). My buddy Jim rescued it >from a farmer's field in Frankfort, Illinois and got >it running. Since the wood and cloth in the roof had >disappeared, he covered it in galvanized steel. You >would open the trunk with your finger (the handle had >long ago disappeared) and you saw the road - the pan >had rusted out. Also despite the fact it was a five >window coupe, both doors and the right rear quarter >windows were gone. > >Anyway, Jim wanted $55.00 for the car and I had the >cash from car hopping at a local drive-in so I asked >my Dad if I could buy the "A". He said a flat "NO!" My >grades weren't too good, I had no money for insurance >and he wasn't going to give a 16 year old a car until >he understood the responsibility of having a car. I >listened to him closely and then went out and bought >the darned car! Amazingly - I didn't get thrown out of >the house but Dad was awfully silent for a long time. > >I had a lot of fun with that car and learned a ton >about the inner workings of the automobile because I >was always tinkering with it. I have a bunch of >stories about that Model "A" but I've taken up too >much bandwidth now.

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