What was your first car?

I pale in comparison with your guys' machines. I rode my bike 15 miles to buy my first car, a '69 Opel Kadett for $600. I got there, found it was a stick shift. Bought it anyways, took me three blocks to figure and grind out the stickshift pattern. Turned out to be a fun reliable car. Looked exactly like this one...

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