I guess your dad can be proud of you.
In the 60s and 70s , my grandpa and my dad where running a so called EES-Garage.
It was part of AAFES (Army & Air Force Exchange Service) and located in one of the 4 US casernes here.
That's where the GIs had their private vehicles serviced.
That was my playground as a kid., and that's how I got into American cars.
My grandpa was a race mechanic before the war, and he taught me all he knew about modifying engines.
He was also a "thinking out of the box" man, I guess that's why I like that so much.
darn - I really miss him.
Frank