My first vehicle was a '68 short bed 2wd. Straight 6, 3 on the tree. Geared so low that it would go up the mountain just as fast as it would go down it. Bought it for $800 when I was 14. Replaced a fender well and fender that were rusted from a battery leak, replaced both rocker panels, sanded/primered/painted it all with my dad. Stripped and painted the interior and put new rubber in the floor. Mounted a receiver hitch and installed a brake controller. Put a third seat belt in the middle of the bench seat so there would be a belt for each of my younger siblings on the way to school. The only thing my Dad and I didn't do ourselves was having the bench seat reupholstered....we dropped the seat off while we had it out and a local shop did that.
Sold it when I left to go to college and I'm still mad at myself.....
