When 38-year-old Jerry DiMaria isn't on the clock at Central Michigan University, you can usually find him working on his Corvette.

"I guess I've always probably been a little bit into cars, but even as a kid I thought it would be a lot of fun to rebuild a car with my dad," he said.

He never got that chance with his dad, but now he's getting it with his oldest daughter, Kathryn. She's 14 years old, and with her father's help, she's already two years in to building her own car...

"When she was about 12, she came in, talked to her mom and me, and just said, 'Hey, I've got this great idea: How about you guys let me rebuild a car? I want to buy something and work on it, and then by the time I'm 16 it will all be ready,'" DiMaria recalled...

But first they had to find their Fiero. They were looking for one that was falling apart, but wasn't quite dead. After searching on Craigslist, they found one in Canadian Lakes, Mich.

"After looking at it for about an hour or so she said, 'I think this is the one I want,'" DiMaria said. "So her uncle and I just sat back and said, 'Well then, go talk to the guy.'"

DiMaria said his preteen daughter negotiated the price. The owner was asking for $600.

"I negotiated him down to $450, I think," Kathryn said...

DiMaria said Kathryn does most of the work...[and] has finished almost all of the interior and body work...

Kathryn has two more years until her car is finished, but it looks like she'll be done in time for her 16th birthday.