First time working on a car

Welcome to FABO, Americanstandard, from SoCal. Nice looking Dart you found - need more pics!
You've got a great learning experience in front of you but you picked a great car to get started with. Like 67Dart273 said, basic transportation back when new.
BTW, I do the same with my change, except I don't save the pennies. Every night when I get home I put all the "silver" in a big jar and separate any pennies. I always make a point of only taking 4-5 pennies with me every morning when I leave the house and use them when making a purchase so I only get "silver" in return. I also never use any "silver" change I may have gotten from a previous purchase during the day if I make another cash purchase. You'll be surprised how quickly this can build up. Last time I took the time to count and roll, I ended up with about $300 after about a year and a half.