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My First Car

Posted: January 12, 2012 by:

Driving America - My first Car - 1940 Ford Coupe

I’m not sure the attached article published in the Detroit Free Press ten years ago will be legible. My first car was a 1940 Ford purchased in 1963 when I was 14 years old. I bought and sold four cars before I was able to drive at age 16. Ironically, my 100th car was a 1940 Ford (above) that I purchased in 1991. I rebuilt that car and still own it today.

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