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Can't pinpoint any particular thing except I liked cars. Had toy cars all over the house from a very young age. Used to shift mom's 51 Plymouth while sitting beside her. Based on where we lived at the time, I was 4. Got a pedal car Jeep and drove that until I didn't fit into it anymore. Dad bought mom a demo 56 Belvedere just after the 57's showed up. The dealer's wife drove it mostly. Fell in love with the 58 Edsel when they first came out and pestered dad to take me to the dealership because they were giving away promo models. I played with that until the wheels fell off! Had to pester dad half to death to take me because he hated Ford products and didn't want to deal with the salesmen lol. It wasn't long after that he let me drive the 56 on a road that wasn't open yet but was completed. Drove it for a couple of miles or so but he said to keep it no faster than 30. Man, that was boring! When I was 12, I started stealing the 63 Dart to go mow lawns. All I had to do was figure out the clutch and that was a no brainer. Got in trouble for that and from then on, it was just waiting for the time to pass to get my license and most of that time was spent with go carts, mini bikes and Mopeds....