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\"This<\/a>

This is just what my first looked like – the color, style, and everything else is spot on – right down to the orange rims<\/p><\/div>\n

What was your first car and why did you buy it?\u00a0<\/strong>My first car was a 1955 VW Bug. The year was 1969. I didn’t choose it – it chose me. It was a ‘hand-me-down’ from my big brother who had taken it over from our mom. It had done a few miles at that point but still ran like a dream – partly because my big brother was a serious engine buff and loved tinkering with it.\u00a0He even (built and) dropped a Porsche engine into it at one point and raced around \u2013 revving the engine like mad. He replaced it with the original engine when I took it over though. Good thing, because it had so much kick with the Porsche engine in it that it would have been a snap to roll it if you cornered too fast.<\/p>\n

What did you pay for it?\u00a0<\/strong>Just the gas and upkeep – and that wasn’t even bad at that point in time. I could fill up the tank for less than 5 dollars back then. Ha! that was a lifetime ago.<\/p>\n

How did it change your life?\u00a0<\/strong>Freedom! Being\u00a0independently\u00a0mobile as a teenager is an\u00a0exhilarating\u00a0experience!<\/p>\n

What was the longest trip you ever took in the car?\u00a0<\/strong>Can’t remember. The car was in our family for years and we drove everywhere in it – even long trips.<\/p>\n

What was your best memory or most memorable moment in the car?\u00a0<\/strong>Once, the car battery died while I was at college. I was alone and my only option to start it was by pushing. Luckily, I was parked at the top of a small hill, so I only had to push it a short distance before I could jump in and start it with the clutch. I was proud as a peacock when I got it right first try.<\/p>\n

What was your worst memory associated with the car?\u00a0<\/strong>There was no gas meter. When the car started ‘hacking’ and ‘chopping’ because it was running out of gas,\u00a0you flipped a lever on the floor with your foot to open the reserve tank. Every time that happened I couldn’t find a gas station fast enough. I hated not knowing how much gas was left in the car.<\/p>\n

How long did you keep your first car?\u00a0<\/strong>Three years. It stayed in the family though. My younger brother took it over. And a few years later, when he was finished with it, he sold it to a ‘Bug Collector’ who souped it up and kept it running for ages. Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s still puttering around somewhere.<\/p>\n

Lise Andersen<\/strong><\/p>\n

29th January, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What was your first car and why did you buy it?\u00a0My first car was a 1955 VW Bug. The year was 1969. I didn’t choose it – it chose me. It was a ‘hand-me-down’ from my big brother who had taken it over from our mom. 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