Got my license when I was 16. That would've been in 1965. Drove my dad's car. A Ford Fairlane 500 that drove like a truck and would stall all the time. Then he got a Chevy Biscayne "65. It led me into all kinds of trouble.
I have to say though that I've never been the cause of an accident and never one speeding ticket - not that I haven't deserved one - JUST LUCKY!!