When were you bitten by the car bug??

i remember many cars in our small town before i was even a teenager. A red 55 chev with radiused rear wheelwells.It was a 4 spd and had a 348ci. Another guy bought a new 64 Chevelle with a 327.
Another was a new 66 mustang with a 289, 4 barrel, 4 spd. and dual exhaust.
We thought life couldn't get any better!