My first car was a 1964 built EH Holden Special sedan; three on the tree [the old 'no synchromesh on first' box] and 179HP engine.
That was the first Holden Red 6 engine that had the steel [vs nodular/SG cast iron] crankshaft, which was much in demand back in the day, for building a variety of motorsport competition engines.
Don't regret getting rid of it, although it was a reliable, economical [easy 30mpg or ~9L/100km, highway] car, but it had started its life on the SW Vic coast. So by the late 70s the bodywork had some serious metal cancer, and off to the wreckers it went...
Got $40 for it, which paid for a pair of used S&W aftermarket shocks, for the Honda CB250K4 I was then riding!
