<---------- Also Team Beater. YES, I saw you aren't going 'beater' route. Still voting that way. Let them show you they have some respect for the ride, etc. That long nose on a Vette like that won't allow for much in the way of mistakes. I had a neighbor across the street who had a similar vintage Vette & it was in flawless shape. He was a responsible adult who only raced @ the Moroso Motorsports Park in Palm Beach County - never street racing, etc. That car was hard to handle on controlled environments.
& If my kids can't @ least show me they can change the oil themselves & replace a flat tire, they aren't driving anything.
Get him an F150 & take out the radio & back seats. Go 6 months without any accidents & the stereo goes back in. Next birthday, if the truck is accident free, put a bow on the back seats. More distractions (radio) & kids in a vehicle = higher % of accidents.