I can't answer the poll since there is no proper choice for me. The first car that I had complete access to was a 1971 VW Super Beetle Super Vee in 1979 but it was far from a shitbox. I loved that car and it was awesome to drive. The first car I ever purchased was a 1966 Candyapple Red Mustang Coupe that was bought at the end of summer 1979 with the money I had earned with the intent on buying a car. I spent the next 2 years restoring the Mustang, all the time driving the VW, and completed the pony a few weeks before I left for college.....driving the Mustang packed to the gills.