When I was about 6 years old my family owned a Ford. At that time there was a commercial for Ford on television that said Ford leads the way, so whenever my father was driving I'd urge him to drive faster to get ahead of all of the traffic ahead of us because, since we had a Ford, we HAD to lead the way.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that President Ford invented the automobile.Anon
- I used to believe that north was always straight ahead. I could never face south, but I knew it was behind me!— Bruces
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- I used to think that Christ the royal master leaned against the throne. rather than leads against the foe.Anon
- when i was younger i used to think no-one was driving cars and it was only my family who were allowed to...— Lucie x
- that if you had fun, time would literally pass by faster— paul