I bought my first car in 1978. I left high school in 1976, and I got my first job in 1977, and I saved $40.00 every week. I gave my parents $40.00 board money, I kept $10.00 a week for my train and bus fare. Whatever was left was mine. My take home pay in 1977 without any overtime was $98.00. I saved for twelve-month until I saved $1000.00, and then went looking for my first car. I found a Second hand 1967 holden special advertised in the paper and that was mine. I had no money after that because it all went on rego, tires, fuel etc etc. I had the car for quite a few years and well after I got married in 1979. I did my own maintenance, and tune-ups. Our friends and I would all pile into the car and travel from Sydney to Wollongong playing "Bat out of hell" music album. Driving down the highway at full volume from my newly installed cassette player. Flared jeans, long hair and could not sing in tune to save our lives, but we had fun. Those were the days.