I started by helping my dad with his '36 Ford pickup "rod" in '61 or so, graduated to a mini bike at age twelve, took two '56 Fords and made one out of them at fifteen, then went through what seems like fifty cars, over twenty cuctom bikes (all built by me), a couple V6-powered trikes, six or eight stock cars, and am now building my '56 Plymouth 2dr fifties-style rod while on the lookout for cars for my 14-year-old twin sons. I also do custom paint (since '67) and engrave glass. I'm a welder by trade, also paint signs on the side. When you're poor, it comes down to knowing how to do most everything yourself if anything's going to get done. LOL