Why bother with a kit car as it will cost mucho $$ to build correctly
and they have no "real" value when sold, especially one that imitates an
AH. Might as well go for a Porsche Speedster/Spyder or the ubiquitous
Cobra.
My $.02,
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry and Donna Cost [mailto:tcost@vvm.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 9:21 AM
To: Datsun Roadsters
Subject: Healy madness
I looked at a brand new 3000 in 1967. If I hadn't had a family that
needed
more room I would have bought it. Bought a 1966 390 Fairlaine GTA
instead.
It got 5mpg. However, I could pull a 22 foot travel trailer 100mph
(don't
ask) at the same 5mpg.
Back to Healys. There are some really nice fiberglass kits with the
Healy
body that are Cobra eaters. You can have all the benefits of IRS and
modern
engines with the looks of a classic, and there's even a flared fender
kit
that modernizes the design nicely. A factory turnkey delivery is
actually
less than many "correct" restorations, and it's insurable as whatever
the
donor car was (Mustang II ?) There's no snob appeal, but you get the
same
satisfation blowing off somebody's doors that Roadster owners get. Most
Roadster owners, even original owners, modify their cars constantly, so
a
kit car shouldn't offend us as much as the purist groups. Go buy one of
the
Kit Car magazines and see if something like that appeals to you.
Leisure Suit Terry
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