He'll have a much better sense of accomplishment with a running driving car as he works on smaller stuff on an actual running car. He can get his experience on small things first and move on to larger things as his experience and ability grows.
Exactly! And if the little cousin really gets into it they can always get an earlier car later down the road when they've developed some more skills!
I mean, if I was deciding which car I would buy it probably would have been the '72. But, I have everything I need to upgrade that car already and the skills to do it. If I was deciding what car would have been the better choice for me in high school or college, it would definitely have been the '75. I drove and maintained a classic car while I was in college, and even having a car that had already been restored just keeping up with the maintenance on it while attending college and working a part/full time job was a lot to handle.
