First Car Feaver

Back in 1971 at the age of 17 my dad finnally relented and informed me that I could get my first car. Wow! I thought what should I get a mustang, camero, chevell, 57 chev the possibilities seemed endless. After a few trips to the local car dealerships it became evident that what I wanted wasn't exactly what Dad was going to let me get. I was working with my Uncle at the time after school and on the weekends spraying acoustic cealings - you know that stuff people call popcorn cealing, the stuff everyone scrapes off now!
Anyway I come home one night and Dad says Come on We have to go pick up your car. He wouldn't tell what it was only that it had a new paint job, was jacked up in the back and had crome wheels and new tires. By now as you can imagin I was one happy teenager. So we get to the car lot and there it is a 1961 ford falcon 170 six with a three on the tree. $185 of my hard earned dollar and it was mine, I was in LOVE!
The amazing thing about that falcon is the amount of punishment it could take! Thinking back on it now I can now understand why my Dad would only let me have a car with a six cylinder in it for my first car. I learned alot of stuff with that falcon, like how to change a three speed tranny (four times)
Seems power shifting wasn't really a good thing to do with it! Popping the clutch was another thing not to good to do (only took 3 clutch plates to figure that one out). After i gaduated I talked dad into letting me get a different car and wound up with a 66 ford galixy 390 two barrel auto. Guttless as all get out but hay I had a V8!!! Drove the crap out of that for about 8 or 9 months with out even breaking the poor thing down, one day going by the local Chevy dealer guess what caught my eye!! A 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 Auto twin hood scoops blue with a white vinyl roof white stripe around the back and 32000 miles on it. Headed right home and drug Dad down to the dealership, he finnally gave in and it was mine. His exact words where well it's only a Dodge Dart with a small V8 can't believe it has to much power. I agreed with him of coarse!!! About three hours later I found out just how much power a 1970 plymouth fury with a police interceptor 440 it had. I was doing about 95 MPH when I looked in my mirror and told my pal Hey there's lights coming up on me. Damm those thing where fast!!! Lucky for me the state patrolman gave me a break and only gave me a ticket for doing 70 in a 50. So that was the start of my passion for MOPARS it took a few autos to get there but I concider the dart my first REAL CAR!
What was yours?