When I was a teenager I was discussing cars with my father, and I mentioned a cool project one of my schoolmates had going on, restoration of a '57 Bel-Air.

During the conversation he said, "Ya know, when you were a little kid you used to ride around in a '57 Chevy, it was our family car." Amazed at the 'coolness' of my father, I asked what happened to it and he said he had traded it off in 1962.

Mouth agape I asked "Why in the world would you trade off such a wonderful automobile?" "Remember son...", he said, "in 1962, a '57 Chevy was just a used car."

[edit] As I read my comment I realize it has almost nothing to do with the original post, but this memory was jostled loose and I felt compelled to share.

my 1st ride was a 67Cougar XR7 with a Toploader 4 spd, Cragar chrome wheels, sweet ride, wish I still had it