Monthly Archives: January 2021

My First Car: 1972 Mercury Comet with a 302 V8

By | January 18, 2021

40 years ago today, I bought my first car. This was my reward for having started working just a few days after my 16th birthday, first at Woolworth’s and then Kmart. After 8 months of disciplined saving, I had accumulated exactly $500. This just happened to be the exact amount required to purchase my first… Read More »