Thread: How young did you start, and did it result in obsession?

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My Dad bought me my first car, a 32 Ford 5 window when I was about 11. He thought he was doing me a favor, and got rid of it without me knowing and bought me a 50 Willys Jeepster. I cried because I wanted the Deuce back, and he couldn't understand why and was pretty mad at me for being ungrateful. Guess Dad wasn't a hot rodder.

I've been obsessed with cars since I was about 10, I guess. I bought every 25 cent magazine I could get my hands on, and spent hours drawing the Deuce roadster I wanted to build. Before I was 16 I had a Model A sedan, a 33 Ford roadster, ex drag car, a 38 Ford sedan, a 37 Dodge sedan, a bunch of Crosleys, a Fiat 500, about 3 or 4 50 Fords, and so many others I can't remember them all.

My Mom (bless her soul ) had a very simple answer for the neighbors who would mention we had a lot of cars sitting around our house. She would say "At least I know where he is every night!" Mom was pretty cool.

So here I am 50 some years later, and still obsessed with them.

Don

(QUOTE)"My Mom (bless her soul ) had a very simple answer for the neighbors who would mention we had a lot of cars sitting around our house. She would say "At least I know where he is every night!" Mom was pretty cool.(QUOTE)

My dad would just shake his head and say "why do you have to leave all of my tools laying in the driveway?" He was proud later in life, and helped me fix up my property when I went full-time. :-)