Quite, actually. My kids will inherit a 1997 Honda CR-V. It does have all-wheel drive, which is helpful, but most vehicles today don't even have that. It does not have ABS, stability control, nor does it have automatic braking. Many cars up through the '90s didn't have most of these things. Stability control is not common before the 2010s on lower-priced vehicles. ABS wasn't even on all vehicles in the 2000s. Heck, my 2006 Hyundai Elantra didn't have ABS. Auto braking? That's brand new, and only a few models have them now.
There’s a reason most all racing divisions have outlawed these types of electronics...they work and make driving too easy. But that’s exactly the kind of advantage you want your inexperienced drivers to have.