It's origin-story hour, amigos. Adopting "cars as a hobby" can happen in all kinds of ways, but I bet a lot of us can trace our automotive interests to an individual who first shared the joy of driving with us. So who got you into cars?

I have a lot of casual gearheads in my family, more so now that I'm married. And growing up, my close friends and I certainly encouraged each others' early automotive obsession. But if I had to point to one person as the primary instigator of my fascination with cars, I'd have to call out my dad.

Read Andrew's complete story online now and make your plans to bring your family to the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds this year for an automotive event.  Who knows, you just might be introducing someone special in your life to the collector car hobby too!