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The very first family car I ever drove was my mother's 1962 Buick Special with a somewhat dull sky blue color. No power steering and there was a bit of play in the steering to make life a little interesting.
The first vehicle I ever owned, since I had the Buick to fall back on, was a 1972 Honda CB175 motorcycle. It made it to a few races including the open comp 100 lap midget race at Winchester Speedway around Nov. 3, 1973. The temp never got much above 55 degrees and when the sun went down it was in the upper 40s. I didn't thaw out for two days. Three days later I was knocked off the motorcycle by a Plymouth Fury. Still have the imprint of the bumper on my left shin.
The first 4-wheeled vehicle I owned a few weeks later was a red 1970 Ford Maverick. It wasn't a great looking car but it had no rust and it was very dependable. It was the only car I owned that had four different tires on it (when I bought it); a Dayton, Atlas, Sears and Kelly Springfield.:emote20: That was in the days of bias-ply tires that lasted maybe a little more than 15k miles. Made a few races in that one too.
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