When did you "know" you were a car guy?

Around 6 or 7 yrs of age, i was growing up in a all girl neighborhood. 3 of my neighbors had horses and thats what I asked for, for my birthday. My Dad came home from work that day and had a mini bike in the trunk of his caddy. He set it on the ground and said, " Here is 5 horses boy!". My interest from that day was always motor oriented.
11-12 I was throwing a pillow in my brothers 57 chevy. 283 3sp manual and didn't need a key to start it as was left unlocked. My bro was 10 yrs older and in the Marines then so the car just sat. Had a broken leaf spring and too young to know that but i'd back it up the lane at the house and let her rip till 1 time the drive shaft rubbed thru the hump and caught the rear seat on fire. Got my a$$ beat for that! Lol At 14yrs old I would constintly take 1 of the 3 cadillacs my parents had to school. They never knew it as they would take 2 of them to their work. My dad worked different shifts so only 1 wk out of 3 was I able to do it. Picked up the hottest girl in my class 1 time and we skipped school, riding around in the mountains and spun out, not keeping my eyes on the road, and cracked the rear into a tree. Well Christmas presents were in the trunk and that wasn't opened till I figured how to crawl in from the back seat and pop it. It was still drivable but I did get arrested and couldn't get my license till 6 months after I turned 16. That sucked but looked for my own car after that and seen a 71 dodge demon 340 auto for sale at a car lot. Worked my butt off and bought that bad boy for 750$ cash. Total mopar ever since and still have that car. Its sentimental!