the earliest 'family' car we had was a brand new 1954 SIMCA Aronde....
of course my dad (divorced from my mom in 1947) had cars...he was in the air force , but worked part time for a car dealer (who later imported helicopters to Sweden) that sold Austins, Citroens,Kaisers,Frazers and Henry J`s....So I did get to ride those...my first wreck (passenger!) was in one of those Citroens...