My preference would have been my Dad's '56 GMC PU. Tall boy 6 cyl. w/3 on the tree. It was wore out when I got to drive it. I heard from several people that it out ran just about eveything in the county. Older brother ran it. I wanted to fix it up when Dad parked it, but he said no.
My Brother was in the 5th grade and his teacher drove a bug. Several of them picked up his car and turned it sideways. Teacher had to wait till others left before he could leave.