Beetles cost $2400 in 1959? That sounds like a lot for the time. But then
what do I know? I was only 5.

My first and maybe most distinctive car was a black 1949 Ford convertible,
given to me at the ripe old age of 12 (me, not the car) and  in turn given
away by me at 14.

Ever wish you'd just stuck with that one first car, repairing and rebuilding
as needed, rather than trading over and over? I must have owned 30 cars
since then, and what are they but a mound of memories and repair bills?

Mais ou sont les voitures d'antan? Peut-etre chez Ben.

May we refer to you as "Pops"?