I was 15 1959 and friends had cars. One was Jim, I still see him and others I knew back then. Jim was 16 and he had a 50 Olds bubble coupe I helped him wrench on it a lot. I don't remember what engine it had but it ran good. It had a LaSalle 3 speed trans which I worked on changing bearings. Lots of crazy times in that car. We were out in it one time when it started raining. It wipers but no motor to run them. I got on the floor a reached under the dash and worked them. We would go to US 30 dragstrip on Sundays and Oswego now and then. You can't hang around a track and not get hooked. I got my license at 16 I can not tell you how many times I blew the trans up in my dads 60 Rambler wagon. Then later that year I got my first car a 57 DeSoto 4 dr. Green Hemi Not long after I got it I put on 2 4s Yes I got into a lot of trouble with it but it was fun. I like thinking back at when I was 16 lots went on back then. OH this all happened on the far south side of Chicago. Mostly in Mount Green Wood. Lots of cars & trucks have gone through my hands since then. I would not trade any of it for anything. I'm now 75 have 22 grand kids I hope to get them started two already are. And the beat goes on.
Thanks Roger for making me bringing back some fun times