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Sweet & not too excessively priced either.

Those kits are kinda interesting if you're the type who likes building ground up vehicles. Keep in mind that to finish it properly, it'll cost alot more $$.
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Here's what you still need for that kit:
Engine/Transmission/Rear End
Wheels and Tires
Paint
Fuel pump
Battery
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I go to many car shows and see many finished, REAL "hot-rods", most are for sale too for ~$35Kish BUT most of them are just too generic for me. Most, even Fords have carbed, NA Chevy 350s (ho-hum) and pre-fab interiors that look like an 80's Chevy with a digital dash, not anything vintage-like at all.
I like those that sport different engines and/or huge blowers, have uniquely done vintage-like interiors but no doubt, lots of time and $$ was spent to do all that.

Something I've always wanted to do is take a late sixties/ early seventies cars and modernize it. I know this offends some of the purists but if I ever build a street rod, it's going to be to drive. For the kit above, it would be sweet to deck it out with the new Ford Ecoboost V6 engine.

I think it's worth it to get basically a new classic. I expected the extra espense, but that's what you'd have to do to build a classic anyhow.

The one I'd do is the Mk3 roadster which is a Cobra replicar. I love that body. Stuff either a stroker 408 or big block Ford into it (about 800hp) and you'ld be set. If only I had the space, time and money. Maybe someday.
....when I have that 5 car garage , I'll have a Nitro bass boat in there too:
http://www.nitro.com/

Yeah, sadly, I just don't have the time & don't see any coming up in the next 10 years.

I'm a sucker for the modern styling of that GTM myself.

IF I was retired, inherited a buttload of money, moved into a house where I could have a huge garage and then single again too, I'd do that in a heartbeat.
....or would I just then spend the $80K and buy already done Cobra replicar? Hmmmm.

i know a bunch of people with classics . one has at last count 15 of them. me i dont have a place to store even one .but if i had the storage ,cash i own a 1966 or 65 dodge charger . some years back i came very close to buying one .but lack of a garage made me pass .now it's lack of storage and $$$$$.

I have 2 classics. A Cherry 1957 Ford Thunderbird (One of 29 still registered with Factory Overdrive on a 3 Speed Manual) and a Cherry 1960 Ford Ranchero. I keep them at my father's where they stay garaged and out of the weather.

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