That, my friend, is EXACTLY what it should be all about!
In their eyes - the car is BETTER THAN PERFECT in every way... and it's something they'll never forget. It's the baddest azz car in the entire UNIVERSE.
I remember - and we still talk about - the road trips done in my '67 BB Vette... each was 10 yeas old at the time (they're 4 years apart)... it's some of their fondest memories.
Come to think of it - if that's their fondest memories - maybe I wasn't such a great Dad. Well... that's a whole different thread.