a perfectly reasonable vehicle for a totally responsible 17 yr old.
i blew up the motor jamming on the freeway at 4am christmas eve-- nylon tooth chain jumped time and there was a "logistics" issue. threw two caps thru the oil pan, one stayed in and snapped two rods.
scored a replacement from the pull your part out of a 71 rivvy and plopped that in with a crower RV cam, had the heads done with a pocket port.
it was a stout piece, even in a giant *** car. it'd boil the tires off the rims if you didn't let off and you could get 2nd gear scratch bump shifting it on the column.