I had 3 cars before i was old enough to pass my test, first at age 8, an L reg fiat 500L, then a J reg Fiat 500L and finally a Datsun 100a, can't remember the year of it but i did tie up the front wishbone with berry wire after it snapped
First car on the road was an Xreg Mk3 Escort in sienna red (brown) with white steel 8 spokes and those dangly conductors on the back bumper, just in case i got struck by lightning