> I haven't seen a 510 on the road since I moved east -- can you even find
> them here?
>
I've seen a couple on the road, but they are rare here. There are also a
few road racing here in ITC and GP and GT4. And there used to be a Barney
purple one that autoxed here a couple of years ago (EP class I think). It
was really quick and fun to watch -- lots of gear changes during an autox
run.
> > 4. Datsun roadster (might be hard to find donor car and parts)
>
> Probably no less so than a 510 -- in fact, they turn up at least once a
> month in the Post classifieds, so I'm willing to bet there are more out
> there.
>
I've seen a couple of nicely restored ones on the road here.
> > 5. Mazda RX3 (might be hard to find)
>
> Especially here -- didn't they rust?
>
Didn't all the 60's and 70's Japanese cars rust? I know a few guys who road
race RX3's in ITA. Rob Hines might even still have his old ITA RX3 for
sale. It could make a great CSP car, but might be tough to make it
streetable again. It's also been sitting awhile, and rotary engines don't
do well when they aren't run for a long time.
> > 10. '67-69 Camaro (getting expensive)
> > 11. '70-74 Camaro (big outside, small inside, possible redneck image)
>
> I'm going to tell Ernie Manzella you said that! :) But if you're going
> with
> muscle cars, you may as well throw Mustangs and Cougars into the mix --
> both
> seem to be pretty easy to find around here.
>
I personally don't think they are redneck cars. I owned a Firebird Formula
400 with a Muncie 4-speed and functional RamAir for 6 years and loved it. I
always thought the Camarobirds gave great bang for the buck. But I do know
some folks who think they are redneck cars.
Brad Burns
(sold the Miata and got a used M3 -- A-stock for now)
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