I learned on a 1951 Chevy pickup, a classic farm truck that my uncle bought at a government auction in the mid to late 60's for something like $100-150. It was blue (later painted gold because that was the cheapest paint they could find). Manual, of course, and all the synchronizers were shot/MIA. The starter didn't work so it had to be parked on a hill for a jump start. Most of his nephews, myself included, learned how to drive on that truck (at the cost of more than one clutch). It remained in use on the farm at least through 1980.
I owned an unrestored 1950 Meadowlark for a few months, but resold it for what I had into it. I lived in a city apartment, had no garage, few tools and had bit off way more than I could handle skill-wise. I have deep abiding hatred of six volt systems as a result of that car.
Similar question-how many have bought a car new and driven it until it was sold (or donated) for junk? I've done it twice-a 1989 (or 90 I forget) Saab 900 (owned and used as daily driver for 17 years) and a 2007 Prius (owned and daily driver for 13 years, a hair under 300k miles, only repair was a water pump replacement but it was facing a lot of expensive work).