Well, the teen car has been dubbed 'Fang' for the way the bumper in the front sticks up like two overgrown canines. LOL.

John and Gregory have been quite busy getting it road worthy over the last few weeks - unfortunately, I got these pictures when Greg was not able to be around. It is a 1972 Maverick which a homeschool family gave to us to revive. It has been sitting for many years. John commented last night about how good it felt to take something that would have been beyond any hope in just a few more years and revive it back to life again.

It is officially road worthy now - after replacing the gas tank and fuel line which was rusted through, all four brake systems, 4 new tires, and all new hoses and gaskets. John picked up the tags yesterday and added it/Gregory to our insurance ($60/month more than we pay right now). Next will be the cosmetics - it needs some body work due to rust and a paint job, but it is useable for getting to and from college.

Here is a picture of John returning from the first official test drive. He will drive it to and from work next week to be sure it is solid and trustworthy before handing the keys officially to Gregory

Gregory has been doing well with his practice driving. He has driven us to and from town each trip. The trip home last night showed a marked improvement on him making smooth and easy stops. They were perfect. In a week or two he will get his first experience with interstate driving and we will be continuing to let him perfect his parking. Parking has been hard. But then, up to now he has been having to learn to park in a full-sized station wagon. Not the easiest vehicle to learn to park in. LOL. I know he will be glad he will have a smaller car in the Maverick to have to squeeze into tight college parking spaces.