1957 I was in Danville, CA and in 2nd grade. My Dad was a travelling life insurance salesman and drove a 1957 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. My Mom's car was a 1953 Studebaker Commander (go figure!) that was passed to her after Dad got his Cadillac. Dad drove 40k miles a year and the Cadillacs were comforatable and would stand up to that kind of use. He later quit the road and opened up his own insurance agency. I could walk to school by myself then. Still have some friends I made in cub and boy scouts. Went into the Air Force and travelled all over the country and world for 24 years. Ended up about 100 miles from "home". Been playing with cars off and on all my life and still love it. Life was good then and in my opinion, life is good now, just different.

Pat