Ohl: The first car
I don’t think I could remember every car I have ever owned as there are quite a few. Some are memorable for their beauty or power or durability and others I would like to forget due to their issues. However, I think we all remember our first car.
My first was a ‘54 Mercury Monterey two-door hardtop. It was tangerine in color with a white top and a flathead V-8. It was mine in the fall of 1960 for $475. I now had wheels which gave me freedom to roam which I could afford to do as gas was only thirty cents a gallon!
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