My First Car: '48 Plymouth coupe, Bill Johnson, 74, Port Richey

'48 Plymouth coupe

In 1958, my bride and I bought this '48 Plymouth coupe for $300. The car only had 10,000 miles on it, but it leaked oil when it got hot. We drove from New York to March AFB in California in six days, along the old Route 66, stopping for oil more than we did for gas.