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id: reader_ask_20260908_181749_285026
title: 'Ask from Don: What was the make of don''s first car?'
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- 1936 Pontiac convertible
- Father purchased for ~$600
- High school in Marcelin, Saskatchewan
- Owned roughly one year
- Replaced with newer car
summary: Don recalls his first car as a 1936 Pontiac convertible bought by his father
  for around $600 during high school in Marcelin, Saskatchewan. He owned it for about
  a year before getting a newer vehicle. The car came in colors like red or blue.
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- high-school
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# Question from Don

What was the make of don's first car?

## You

So now you can do it. 1936 Pontiac.
Red, blue, or like...
Yes it did

My dad bought it for me when I was still in high school. I'm not sure what he paid for maybe $600 I'm not sure
Marcelin, Saskathewan . Canadian? Yes.

It's a convertible.

I can't remember probably a year later A better part. Yeah i got a newer.