OK, I was in the office this afternoon and I told the story of my first car. I was the ripe old age of nineteen.  I had just started my first job and all I needed was a car. The hunt was on!  I found a bronze colored hatchback Ford Pinto on a bank repo lot. I called the bank up and bought that car! Gosh, I was "wheeling and dealing" way back then. When I told this story three people in the office chimed in and said, "That was my first car too!" 

Do you remember the Ford Pinto?  It was back when American made cars were cheap (or should I say economical) and you never even thought about buying anything made across the ocean. Now jump a couple of years later, I must have been about 20 or so. The news came out that if they were hit in the back they would blow up! That's OK, I just made sure nobody was following ME too closely, yeah right!  I turned that car upside down in a ditch and guess what, it didn't blow up! Hey, I drove that car into the ground and it was the best car deal I have ever had in my life.

Here's a video about the Ford Pinto.  I see my car in this video!

Oh, the memories.

Let me know if the Ford Pinto was your first car!

 Ford Pinto Video