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Originally Posted by nelsb01

The year was 1969.... I was 19 and a college student who got the hand-me-down car. A 1966 Ford Custom Fordor. Purchased new by Dad in 1966 as his business car. In 1968 it moved to Mom's grocery getter when Dad purchased a new 1968 Ford Galaxie and then, for $700 dollars it became mine. Of course, it was the installment plan and when I could I paid the parents for the car. I didn't know it at the time, but they took my payments and opened a savings account for me. In the winter of 1971, while exiting a liquor store parking lot, I stopped but the car approaching from the left slid on the icy street and crashed into the drivers front fender. It was damaged, and as soon as the snow melted, I bought a used 1969 Mustang Mach 1 with 21,000 miles and finished college with a cool car. The Mustang was only $2100 and with the 1966 traded in for $400, it was a good deal.
Of course the Mach 1 is the one that I should never have sold.............