Im 45 right there with ya. i learned how to drive 4 speed when i was 13 just by watching.
did all my own repairs out of necessity. high school kids in the 80's went to the junk yard for parts if mom and dad weren't paying for the repairs.
hell i bought all my cars, and insured them myself, no help. think they would pay a repair bill, not a chance. so i had to go to the library and take out chiltons manuals. i think i blew my dads mind when he came home from work one day and the engine was on a hoist swinging over the front of my truck. all he said is, that had better run when your done, lol
