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Subject: My 1st car -- '59 Plymouth

Author:
Mark Nelson

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Date Posted: 10:03:56 02/18/05 Fri

I got my first summer job in 1965 and needed a car. My dad and I went to the Dodge dealer where he'd bought all his cars to pick one out. While I was attracted to a '56 Pontiac coupe, a pale blue '59 Plymouth Savoy 2-door was a bit cheaper (I think $295). It was a "mill car" -- the previous owner worked at one of the local steel mills and used it for commuting. The finish was all pockmarked from the acid rain of grit around the mills, but I don't think the passenger (or rear) seat had ever been used. The engine was the ancient 230 cu in flathead six, and shifter was "3 on the tree." No radio. Plenty of rust.

It was a beater. I ran out of gas and blew a tire the first week I owned it, and it needed new brakes and rear seals within a month. All four fenders became see-through by the end of the summer. However, it was MINE, and I enjoyed the freedom it afforded.

We put it into a friend's garage when I went back to school in the fall. The next spring, while backing it out of that garage, I sheared off the passenger-side door handle. That last damage made the whole thing look COMPLETELY pathetic, and we sold it to the garage-owner for about $150.

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