I got my first car before I even had my license. It was my 1994 Chevrolet Caprice. Purchased $500 dead, it didn't run, wouldn't start. I spent a while after high school and in my technical college for IT, to get it running again.
Here's a pic when it was left in our driveway, 11 years ago now after I paid for it out of High School.
http://i.imgur.com/sirEJS3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/prBkN7M.jpg
And now, as it stands just a few weeks ago when I went to New Smyrna Beach.
http://i.imgur.com/BNuVc0E.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/DfInh4F.jpg
I still drive it, and it's still my daily driver. That feeling when you get your first car is so special, it's like a bond you have with the machine.