This was my first car, a 1975 Mazda 1000. License plate PN-26-FJ
I bought it in 1985 for 350 Dutch guilders (approx $150)   
It had been sitting at my boss' lot for a while and it needed some TLC.
I fixed it up, made it mechanically safe, and made sure everything was working. 
With the help of my classmate Wim Spijk the car was sanded down, primed, and spray painted Testarossa Red 🚗
It sure looked a lot better than the rust-brown-red it was before. 
It did get the nickname "The Spaghetti Express" 
I really liked this car even if it wasn't a race monster or a babe magnet.
In 1990 the car didn't pass the APK/MOT and I sold it for parts to Eltje Groendijk.