I learned to drive at 15 1/2 with my permit in a 1954 Buick Special. Thank goodness it had power steering & was an automatic because it was like a tank! Mom took me to the cemetery to learn! Then I had driver's education & behind-the-wheel in school as a sophomore. The school vehicle was a 1955 four-door Chevy with a standard transmission & no power steering. I passed all the tests using that vehicle. As soon as I turned 16, off to the DMV we went in the Buick. The DMV office was on a hill & one had to back up to parallel park between the stanchions out in front of the office. Passed that test too & I've been driving ever since. Judy