Loved Ford.
Had a '61 352 Galaxy convert with a 3 speed stick.
Way too fast for a 16 yr old. Never really wrecked it but between drive in busted windows (rolled out with speaker attached) slight contact with trees, and New England rust, it succumbed.
After I beat it to death, a '60 Fairlane, 6, 3 speed stick. Much more sensible.