Barn Find 75 Backdate to Long-Hood Hot Rod?

[Mr9146]

You obviously don't live in Calif. Owning a street legal SC or Carrera (post 75) with any significant increase in engine performance or exhaust is basically impossible without violating smog rules. I want a light weight 250-275 hp rev'r for weekend canyon drives and to piss-off the concourse participants when they can't hear Vivaldi's Four Seasons over my exhaust. I have no interest in "cloning" anything, least of all an impact bumper car. I'm also not interested in a car that sits in the garage hoping to appreciate or at least not lose money. I did that with a rare 67 Corvette big block roadster and was bored to tears with people checking my serial numbers to see if it was original and matching.

This car is in rough shape, as would be expected sitting in a barn for over a decade. To make it reasonably presentable, even in it's original form, would still be over $20K (Body work, paint, engine and tranny refresh, interior, wheel polish, tires, etc). Essentially, I saved it from the crusher for $5K. I guess the question I had was, if you're willing to put $25K into a car that will never be worth more than $20K, wouldn't it be fun to put $40K into something that would never be worth more the $30K, but would look VERY cool and be extremely light on her feet and fun to drive.

You're right, Craig. I obviously don't live in California. www.tlgauto.com

FWIW, my advice still stands. A '75 is best left a '75 ... ESPECIALLY in California.