Unofficially (sitting on my dad's lap) a 66 Dart wagon...hence, why I own one now. Officially, took my test in a 76 Aspen wagon w/ the fast idle stuck, so the pillon test was interesting...but successful!
Automatic was my dads old '89 Chevy Celebrity wagon
Manual Trans. was a '90 Ford Super-Duty diesel with a 12 foot flatbed. The truck not being such a good idea since even on a hill at a dead stop you could let the clutch go with no throttle and it wouldn't stall like a gas vehicle. Next time I drove a manual trans. car I almost rolled back into a truck behind me, ooops.
I guess I learned to drive on my folks 76 Pontiac Catalina with a 400. Learned how to do "brake torques" in that. I did have my 70 383 4spd Bee when I was 16 but didn't get it on the road until I graduated at 17. I feel that I "learned" how to really drive with that car. Too stupid to keep it- had to trade for a 71 Barracuda...
I did most of my learning/practice in my Mom's 1973 AMC Hornet Sportabout wagon. 258 inline six, auto. I had a lot of fun in that car(nudge, nudge, wink, wink), maybe why I like wagons so much.
I did drive my grandma's old early '70's Corolla while away on vacation, before I got my license. Only time that I've ever driven a Toyota, and it will be.
I took my test in the Driving school's K-car, in 1979.
A 65 Dodge van with a 273 and three on the column. It handled like a shopping cart. I bought it from my uncle for 500 dollars. 3" pipes down the sides and a Realistic power booster/equalizer.
Learned to drive in a 67 Pont Firebird 400-Turbo400.First car was a 56 Bel Air 2dr. ht. 327 4spd.-then a 66 GTO-then a 69 Chevelle SS 396.......then I got "responsibilities" and bought 4dr cars until now 65 Cuda vroooom vroooom again soon!
Stick-'67 Beetle. One tough little machine. It was a European model with front disc brakes, ZF limited slip, 4 lug wheels, and a 6 volt electrical system. The local VW dealer went nuts supplying parts. Drove it everywhere before I got a learner's permit. Wish I still had it.
Auto-'67 Valiant 4 door, /6, with 3.91 Sure Grip 7 1/4". Stoplight to stoplight, hard to beat and ate 396 Chevelles alive. Made my first legal trip with Mom shredding the door panel trying to find the door handle so she could bail out. I got better.
A late 50s early 60s Anglias 4 cyl. 4 speed, we built them for ministocks had a yard full of them and cortinas, i was around 12 [damn that was 40 years ago i feel old]