Future of the hobby

I have no kids of my own, but first wife had 3, and current wife has 1. The first wife had 2 boys, 1 of whom was following along the classic car path before I met him, and I encouraged him to continue. His mother had a 75 Dart when I met her, he dreamed about it being his, and eventually it was. I did a lot of work on it to ensure it was safe before he got behind the wheel, had him helping me as much as I could working on it and on my 70 Dart. Unfortunately, he let some girl he was trying to impress drive it, and it met it's end against a power pole one night a few months after he got his license. He later bought a 71 Dart, I helped him learn about that one too, but I think it needed more work than he was able/willing to put into it, so he sold it to me. I kept it for a couple years, but eventually sold it, meanwhile he picked up a 73 Dart, and got pretty serious with it, swapped out the /6 for a 360/904 and 8.25 rear. Have not seen or heard from him since about 2006, so no idea what he's up to now.
My current wife's son was very interested in my 70 from his first ride, he was about 19 at the time, and while he was more into computers and gaming, he did appreciate the work I put into it, and always wanted to drive it. I finally let him take it around the block one day, and I swear he couldn't get the smile off his face for a week. I taught him whenever his car needed repairs, that doing it himself was more economical, and not overly difficult, oil changes, tune-ups, we rebuilt the front end of his 2006 Malibu one Saturday, my message was always that I will gladly help you and teach you the proper way to do things, but don't ever expect me to do it for you. Sadly, he and his mother have had a falling out a few years ago, and there has been no contact since then.
When I'm at car shows or events, I will always take the time to answer questions from the younger generation, it's important that we pass on our knowledge, and with a little luck, spark an interest that will keep the hobby going long after we're gone.