“It always wins trophies because of the story behind it.”

“She was the first and only girl I kissed in the car. It’s priceless because of that, as far as I’m concerned.” Clarence Cleveland Curtis, 84 years young, is still driving his first car, a 1929 Ford Model A he bought used (for $10!) as a teenager in 1938. It’s the car in which he kissed his future wife 67 years ago, when he was 17 and she was 14… Related: “My First Car” at HotRodder, “My First Car” at Motortrend, and “My First Car” at “AutoWeek.