One of my friends (although he's a bit older than me), had a
'36 Ford Woodie as his first car... obviously not in any shape that resembles this one. He now drives a
'28 Ford A Pickup except when the salt comes out in the winter, at which point he drives his beater of a Cherokee which is in arguably worse shape.
The director of the Ford Museum drives a Model T to work, which must be absolutely traumatizing for him and everyone else on the road. They are great to see on the road so long as they are in a different lane.
An A is definitely first big purchase once I start working (after a car that can drive on the highway
)
On topic, not having a car at college is very annoying but definitely doable. You just have to get use to bumming rides, and you miss out on things you want to do off campus but can't convince people with cars they want to go to.