This is what started it all. I was actually envisioning a nice 240Z at the time but discovered that $4.25/hr at the Egg-A-Day convenience store wouldn't buy much of a Z-car. This little Roadster was still at the junk yard when I got back from summer vacation so... Dad and I went to look at it. I sat in the seat pretending to be Gilles Villeneuve and marveling at the strangeness of the seats - with their short backs and very long squabs (turns out they were laying seat back down against the floor) - while Dad looked it over. Finally he looked at me and said "Is this really what you what?" I was shocked. Not really understanding what I was getting into, I could barely utter the word - Yes! Dad went to negotiate while I started taking a closer look at what I knew would soon be mine. By the time my shrewd father had returned I was down a mere $675 of my Egg-A-Day wages AND they were towing the car back to my house!
My first car. That was August of 1983. Although it didn't look like much, I must have chosen wisely as I still have that same Roadster. And it's still my favorite car.
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