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I'm 58 and purchased my cobra when I was 23. I was able to convince my Dad to cosign on a loan when I graduated from college. It took me a week but I finally convinced him it would be worth some real money some day (I was thinking $10,000). The payments on the car and my college loan meant I didn't have any spare cash for the first two years out of college. I got the car about a week before I graduated and started work. I couldn't even afford gas so I drove it only to work until I got my first paycheck. I used it as my daily driver for the first 4 years. When I got married we used it for our honeymoon transportation and put on 1,400 miles.

Before we were married my future bride would help clean car parts. That stopped once we were married. The car we were working on was usually my first car, a 52 Chevy hardtop with a 301 Chevy V8. I was constantly breaking it at the drags. The Chevy was purchased with paper route money. Although my wife no longer cleans car parts she has been great at putting up with my love of cars. I still have the Chevy along with the Cobra and two other toys.

We moved a lot and when the realtors asked me what I was looking for I always said a garage with a view and a house attached. I'm now retired and have my garage with a view.