how did you learn to work on cars?

I learned out of necessity, like several others have stated. My Dad died when I was 15, and that made life a money struggle for my Mom and I. I was an "oops" baby, and was born late in my Mom and Dads life, so my Mom wasn't able to work in her later years due to medical problems. My next door neighbor was my mentor about quite a few things, and helped me understand the how and why of cars. I worked as a bagboy at the grocery store, and paid my own way and most of my Moms way too. My older brother had given me a 64 Corvair Spyder when I was 15. I learned pretty quickly with that P.O.S. that throwing good money after bad just didn't get it! I offered to give it back to my brother, and he told me to sell it to make a down payment on a better car. Sold it for $400 and got a loan to buy a 70 Duster. I changed my own oil, did my own brakes, and even put spider gears in the 7 1/4 a few times. I read a lot of Hot Rod and Car Craft stuff, and learned a great deal from that. We had no Mopar mags back in the day, and the Mopar articles were few and far between. FABO's own White Punk on Nitro wrote quite a few Mopar pieces back in the day. Thanks Tony!:prayer: I've been in the old car hobby for a long time, and still learn new stuff on a regular basis. I try to keep an open mind, and never stop learning.

Rani.....don't EVER let the haters who rag on you for being a young lady in the car hobby get you down. Some may be dumb enough to feel threatened by an attractive woman who's not afraid to turn a wrench. There is a lady that lives in my area that works on her own Mopars. She is a girly girl, and is a VERY nice looking woman, but she knows how to do anything she needs/wants to do to her car... and isn't afraid to do it. Some people treat her just like you have been in the past. I say good for you for working on your cars! :prayer: :cheers: