My learning curve was just the opposite. I had started driving tractors at about 9, and by the time I was 15 had gotten pretty good driving the pickup and even the old 2 1/2 ton grain truck around the fields.

One winter Saturday when I was 14 or 15 dad and I were clearing a hedge row about 1 1/2 miles from the house. We'd taken the family car for some reason. At the end of the day we walked to the car (a 62 Super 88 Olds) and dad climbed into the passenger seat and told me to drive us home. I got behind the steering wheel started the car and then had to ask dad what to do next.....it didn't have clutch .

Dad kind of laughed and told me to just put my foot on the brake and pull it into D. I managed to get us home in one piece......first time driving something with power steering. Stopping in the driveway wasn't real smooth.....it was my first time with power brakes too



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