when did you 1st ?

When I was 16 my cousins (They were brothers) had put together a 69 RoadRunner that they drag raced. Of course they are 20yrs older than me. I started hanging with them more and more. One, Donnie, also has a 77 Warlock 2wd that's been completely restored, wooden bed and all, but...it' been lowerd, ladder barred, 31x17x15's on it, weld pro stars, 440, fuel cell and battery in bed. He took his sweet time building this truck...like 15 years... buying only NOS stuff like the grille, side steps, and even finding bolts in junk yards to keep this thing all Mopar!! I watched as he would work on it and I think hanging out with them is what got me hooked. Oh, he can drive the truck to St. Louis (100mi away) run 12.70's at the track and drive it home while getting 12mpg. Not bad I'd say! He's now currently building a 73 Dart w/440. My dad bought my first car when I was 17, a 71 Dart Swinger 2dr 318 for $300! That was in 1997. Rebuilt it, daily driver and drag car in high school.
Also, just to show how deep Mopar is in my family: Dad drives a 74 Adventurer SE club cab 2wd w/400BB, My cousin Donnie has the 77 Warlock and the 73 Dart, My cousin Peyton has a 70 Duster(Lemon Twist) 440, My cousin Billy also has a 70 Duster(Lime Green) 452 Indy Head motor. Distant cousin Del has fully restored 69 SuperBee 383 and his brother John had a fully restored 70 440 6pack Cuda.
I currently own my 66 Valiant and the wifes 2006 Jeep Commander w/5.7 Hemi. Which I've tried many times to convince her to let me pull the motor for my Valiant :) Only to no avail :(