I'm encouraged, and it's a bit refreshing

Thats great!! I think for teenagers it's a right of passage just that freedom of having a car. At least it was for me! And I just always liked old cars better lol. My Fear is that there won't be any left for the younger generation. With all the four doors and 73 and up cars and all the slant 6 cars getting parted and crushed and getting sacrificed for donors I just worry that "our" cars is all that's left. Granted there is a whole new generation of cars to work on with the 80s vans and trucks and 90s k cars and mustangs. The hobby is still alive but the classic cars are close to extinction.