Comments on: Did you have a car in high school?—StoryWorth https://dwaneknott.com/2021/04/did-you-have-a-car-in-high-school-storyworth/ Mon, 24 May 2021 16:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: When Did You Get Your First Car?—StoryWorth https://dwaneknott.com/2021/04/did-you-have-a-car-in-high-school-storyworth/#comment-7126 Mon, 24 May 2021 16:33:50 +0000 https://dwaneknott.com/?p=12970#comment-7126 […] Did you have a car in high school?—StoryWorth […]

]]> By: Michael Seidel https://dwaneknott.com/2021/04/did-you-have-a-car-in-high-school-storyworth/#comment-7124 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:55:40 +0000 https://dwaneknott.com/?p=12970#comment-7124 By the time I came around, Driver Education was offered by the county school system every summer. I learned the year that I turned seventeen, in 1973. I then inherited my stepmother’s car, a forest green 1965 Mercury Comet sedan with a Ford 289 V-8. That thing was like a small but quick tank! It had the standard AM/FM ‘stereo’ and an auto transmission. It was great for dating my girlfriend, who became my wife in 1975. Surprisingly, we’re still together and on speaking terms.

Having a car available and license changed the world. Before that, I walked or ran everywhere. Since I lived in a rural, spread out area, that was quite time-consuming.

I later taught myself how to drive a manual, then bought a Porsche 914. Wish I had it now!

Cheers

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