1985. I think it was in my Dads company car, a 76 Celica GT 5sp. like this.... View attachment 1715370989
or, it would have been in this barge, Mom's 76 Lincoln Town car! I'm thinking the Celica but I drove both. That is weird that I cannot remember something like that as it was yesterday....but I do remember passing first time. Try parallel parking that yacht! View attachment 1715370990
Similar situation at our house. Learners permit driving and practice was almost entirely on our '69 Belvidere. Then practiced, especially parallel parking and K-turns, and took the test with the K-car.
It didn't hurt the township high school had driver's ed classes. I want to say those cars were Aspens/Valaries or something similar.