Guitars of the past - part 1

The first guitar I ever bought for myself was a cheap Fender classical. Given that it was their bottom-of-the-line, it was a far better guitar than it had any right to be. I've since seen other examples of the same model that were not nearly as good. Strung with Savarez Red Label strings, it played and sounded great. While I can't say I regret trading it in, since it no longer met my needs at the time (I needed something with a more powerful sound to be able to even hear myself when playing with other musicians), I nonetheless have often wished I still had it.