how did you learn to work on cars?

For me it was my dad. He built up a Ford small block HIPO engine in our basement at home when I was in junior high school and put it in a 63 Falcon. The thing was scary to say the least. I got to be the first to ride in it on the day he got it done. I was hooked on fast cars from that moment on and have been every since. My two older brothers weren't much into cars at the time, probably because of one major side track...GIRLS! So I caught the bug at a early age and signed up for auto shop classes at my high school and began to hang out with guys who knew lots more than I did at the time and that helped me a lot too. The next thing I know, I'm fixing my two brothers cars everytime they would break something. Like was said before, I learned a lot of stuff on the fly as I went. Then I spent 8 years working at the local Ford dealership in the parts and service department right at the time Detroit was exploding with muscle cars. So that added a lot to my resume and I have been messing around with cars ever since. It was the best hobby I could have ever learned to do and to think it all started at home as a punk 13year old watching his dad build a fun street machine. Kept me occupied and out of trouble too. My first girlfriend liked fast cars and we had a blast together cruising through town and catching a few street races now and then. A great time to be a kid.