Brad,
If you friend is in Maryland he could shop for a TVR. Great handling,
choice of engines changes classes and speed potential.
And.. all the TVRs I haveen't bought are along the eastern seaboard!
Bill Sanford
STILL WAITING FOR ENGLISH FORD PARTS ON THE BOAT!
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Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 13:57:37 -0500
From: "Burns, James B." <James.Burns@jhuapl.edu>
Subject: Pre-'75 car choices
A co-worker is looking for a pre-1975 project car. Pre-'75 will allow
him
to register it as a historic car in Maryland and not worry about smog
and
other inspections. He wants something pretty quick, with handling a
higher
priority than power, but is also concerned about the cost of
restoration,
donor car availability, reliability, and factory and aftermarket parts
support. Plans to use it a general fun toy car for commuting on nice
days
and maybe some autox and track days. Here is a list I came up with.
Any
other good suggestions?
1. Datsun 240Z (great performance potential, still turns heads)
2. BMW 2002 (one of my personal favorites)
3. Datsun 510 (another one of my personal favorites, but styled like a
shoebox)
4. Datsun roadster (might be hard to find donor car and parts)
5. Mazda RX3 (might be hard to find)
6. Sprite/Midget (tiny and slow?, getting expensive as collector cars)
7. Spitfire (same comments as #6?)
8. Triumph TR6 (another one of my personal favorites)
9. Porsche 911 (expensive parts)
10. '67-69 Camaro (getting expensive)
11. '70-74 Camaro (big outside, small inside, possible redneck image)
I'm sure there are others such as some Alfas and Fiats, maybe even some
old
Toyota Corollas and Celicas, but I don't know much about them. I
personally
would probably choose the 240Z or 2002, but it might be tough to find
ones
that aren't rusted out.
Brad Burns
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