Grew up on a farm.
Learned on a tractor at about 10.
Learn to drive a tractor or walk, I learned.

1976 Honda Accord.

55 Chevy C50 2 1/2 ton truck when I was about 8. I was to short to throw a haybale in the back so I got to drive.

'64 Pontiac Tempest

Mid '60's SEAT, I believe an 850 model.

The first car was a 81 Escort wagon but I pretty much new the drill working on farms and driving tractors

Datsun B210 Honeybee. In San Francisco. Popping the clutch on the hills like dad taught me. Never burned the clutch out, so if you want to teach your littles how to drive one, I recommend the B210 Honeybee, its indestructible.

Now San Francisco has different trannys.

Volkswagen K70

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‘79 Toyota Celica. Great car. I’d learned about clutches before that though on motorcycles and mini bikes.

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Datsun B210 Honeybee. In San Francisco. Popping the clutch on the hills like dad taught me. Never burned the clutch out, so if you want to teach your littles how to drive one, I recommend the B210 Honeybee, its indestructible.

Now San Francisco has different trannys.

I had a B210 in kelly green they were solid cars.

1947 John Deere Tractor

Car- 1952 Hudson Hornet and a 1952 Chrysler New Yorker (331 Hemi).

A '68 Beetle.
My mothers first foreign car and her first new car. I can't believe the things I lived through, or the car lived through in the early days of my driving.
That thing had no power so I drove it pretty much flat out at all times, especially in the corners as it had a top speed of about 80. That was the only way to get a thrill as a 16 year old in that car.

My dad only drove a big Buick, wouldn't own a foreign car, and the interior of that thing felt like our living room.
The power steering on those cars allowed you to drive with your finger tips, it was so strong, but also gave zero sensitivity, especially compared to the VW. Same with the brakes and the opposite of the VW.

1960/61 Dodge A100 cargo van. 6 cylinder 3 speed column shift, fire engine red. Mastered the manual shifting on an M38A1 Army Jeep at Fort Knox in 1964.

‘72 Chevy Vega. My older brother taught me.

68 VW bug. But at the age of 12 I also drove 8N Ford and a 700 Ford tractors.

I was 8 years old and learned driving on the ranch in a '55 Willys jeep. Still have it in the barn and plan to restore it.

1989 Ford Escort!!! But I got way better at it when I ordered a 2006 Mustang GT.

A 1976 Mazda RX4 in my driveway. Forward and reverse, over and over.

1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Woody Wagon

1995ish Mazda Protogee in black around 2000 when I was about 17.

Still remember my dad noting it was impressive how I managed to lay a patch of rubber with that car. Always had at least one manual in the fleet since getting my first car at 21, and my daily is a 2014 Honda Fit 5-spd with only 32K on it.