Rick, I bought my first car in 1965. It was a 57 Ford Fairlane tudor. 61,000 miles, no dents, no mechanical issues other than it needed a clutch for the 3 speed.
I paid $25.00 for the car, and the guy delivered it to my house! lol
Had it as my daily driver for 6 years.
During that time I also bought a new 1968 Hemi RoadRunner, and ( in 1970) a used 1969 440/4Bbl GTX with 1600 miles on it. No money down, I simply took over the payments from a neighbor who's wife hated the GTX. I payed out $2200.00 for the GTX.
All three cars, represented a total investment (including interest) of $6455.00
Yeah, I miss those days, too!!!!!!