1958 Mercury station wagon, purchased in 1968 for $25 from a guy who "won" it in a benefit raffle. It had a 430 V-8, push-button automatic transmission, power windows/seats/etc.--and the radio even worked. It had plenty of room in the back for spending down-time with girl friends, and also plenty of seat room for transporting friends around town.
The downside was it got around 4 mpg in town, maybe 6 on the highway. But I offset that by asking friends for a quarter when I gave them a ride--and a gallon of gas was around 27 cents at the time.
