The most rewarding thing for me personally about restoring cars is the sense of satisfaction I get when I can look at something I’ve done and be proud for my friends to look at it (or my enemies!) I have gone down to my garage at night after I’ve showered and relaxed, and pull the car cover off and inspect my work. I have on occasion had to mark with a piece of blue tape where something needs attention, Generally though, I feel good about what I’ve done.(Getting through college I used to carpool with a lady who was taking a much lighter load than I. We both worked for the same company and were night school students, I was surprised at how light her load was compared to mine, but she had the equivalent of straight A plusses.She graduated after I did, but she had a lot of nice things in her resume.Like they say we’re in a marathon, not a sprint! (I at least graduated before my son did.)