My first car was a '63 Dodge Dart 4 door with the 170? cu in slant 6. Drove it to college, etc. Swapped in a 225 so it could get out of it's own way. Eventually I wanted a '65 Dodge Dart GT vert with the 273 V8 and manual trans. Found a '67 Lemans Sprint HT, parchment interior, 3 speed Hurst, etc. and the rest is history.
Still have a soft spot for a '65 Dart GT tho....
George