First Memory?

What is your first memory of a car that got you hooked?  

I GREW UP IN A SMALL COLLEGE TOWN AND A BUNCH OF THE GUYS CAME IN FROM OUT OF TOWN DRIVING RODS AND CUSTOMS TO SCHOOL.  I REMEMBER SEVERAL OF THEM, BUT ONE THAT REALLY STICKS WAS A CANDY RED 54 FORD MOREDOOR.  IT HAD ALL THE MILD KUSTOM TRICKS, BUT WAS ALSO A HOT ROD.  THE ENGINE WAS A HIGHLY MODIFIED 312 AND MADE MUSIC WHEN IT RAN.  EVERYONE CALLED THE OWNER "RADAR" AND I USED TO BE AMAZED AT HIS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES.  SEEMS THE FORD WAS A HAND-ME-DOWN FROM MOM, AND AT HIS YOUNG AGE, THIS GUY HAD DONE MOST OF THE WORK ON THE CAR HIMSELF AND COULD AND WOULD TALK ROD & CUSTOM WITH ANYONE...EVEN ME!