{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Out Driving","title":"My First Car | How The Fast and the Furious Changed My Life","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":447,"description":"My first car was a 1996 Toyota Supra. I was a junior in high school; I’d just watched The Fast and the Furious, and I wanted to be Brian O’Conner. I kind of pulled it off. I just did it in the wrong order. Brian was a cop who became a street racer. I was a street racer who became a cop, and eventually, the guy who teaches people how to drive.\nIn this episode:\nBegging for the Supra, and my dad flying to Texas to drive it home\nCar meets, cruises, and the friends I still have more than twenty years later\nA tree, a hill, and a one-year ban from my local mall\nThe Driving Tip: why every big feeling, good or bad, changes how you drive\nYour turn: what was your first car, and what did it teach you? Send me a postcard at outdriving.com or answer in the comments on any of our posts. Yours might end up on the show.\nWatch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PusbCDqEg2A\nRead the Journal: https://www.outdriving.com/thejournal","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kYRU1dMngIcPOfDm5H6rQ3sTyoa6vYq1kvmATMfOaaY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lOTA1/NDMzMDQ0NWUzNjY2/ZTQxMWYyOWY4YmRh/MWE4NC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}