Project or purchase? any advice welcome.

[Scotch]

Do you want to be the fastest guy at the track?

...or the coolest?

Anyone can buy a Corvette if they have the dough. They are awesome cars, but hardly uncommon.

Not just anyone has a vintage musclecar that's quick enough to keep the Vette drivers honest about their talent on-track.

I built a wagon. It's just upgraded with bolt-ons to the stock chassis. It's a blast to drive everywhere. I autocrossed it on an itty bitty course for the first time since getting it all together after owning it for 5 years. I just wanted it to perform well so I can take it to bigger tracks with some confidence.

Anyway- it did really well and my times were better than some F-bodies and some Mustangs. That says more about them not being good drivers than it does about my wagon, but you get the idea. I was happy the wagon did well, and it was cool.

I have a '65 LeMans and a Schwartz chassis. I have a Currie 9-inch and an EFI'd 601ci Pontiac V-8 that made 740 on the engine dyno. When i get it all together, I hope to keep the Vette drivers honest with it.

...and I'll tow it to the track with the wagon.

I know there will be faster guys out there, but I doubt I'll see another pair of capable cars like mine. (except that Derek Keifer guy. He's got a killer '69 Chevelle and a '66 Chevelle wagon. Damn copycat..)

So you know how I'd answer my own questions...

[clill]

For a dedicated track car that will outrun what you had......A old 90 something Nascar set up for road course. Nice ones can be had for 40Kish making 750 hp. Since Nascar went to the Car of Tomorrow the old cars are outdated but still very very fast. More and more people getting into them. Look around on racingjunk.com.

[rallye455]

If I had to do it again I would buy something finished. I have WAY more in my car than I ever would of thought and I am still no where near finished.