[Daves55Sedan]

In 1974 (when I was 18), there were three old Fords in our high school parking lot (out of over a thousand kids). One was a 1956 Mainline 2-dr sedan, there was a 1956 Fairlane Town Sedan and my old blue 1955 (in the avatar).
There was not even one other '50's car of any make and very few early '60's cars. The vast majority of the cars in the school parking lot were less than 5 yrs old.
The guy who had the '56 Town Sedan became a friend of mine till he moved out of town after high school. I was told that the guy who had the '56 mainline was a jock, and we didn't run in the same circles.
But my friend and I were working stiff's (after school) who had to buy our own car and pay for our own insurance and car repairs and maintenance. Didn't know many of the silver spoon kids.
The great thing about owning an old car back then was how much you learned about the technology and repair techniques, which unbeknownst to you would be helpful in all types of mechanical repairs later on in life.
Still driving my '55 to this day.