Mike: really great looking drag car. Bet you upset alot of guys who had mega-bucks in their cars, when you beat them. Of course, how could they tell, because your car looks high buck.

When I was a teen, there was a guy in our town who had a '55 Chevy. He had only $ 400.00 in the car, and he was beating everybody around. Of course, he had stolen a brand new 409 Chevy off a dealers lot and used the entire drivetrain in the '55, but that is another story altogether.

I heard a few years ago he was found shot in the trunk of a car, so I guess his ways finally caught up with him.

I agree with the comments about starting with a donor car. Every once in a while I take a bicycle to the local industrial park and start peddling around. It enables you to go slow, and see things you would miss driving a car. I carry a tablet and pen, and when I see some interesting car sitting next to a body shop or garage or business, I jot down what it is and where I saw it. Then I can call them later, or stop in, and ask if the car is for sale. I find that most body shops and garages have little interest in old cars sitting around (by old, I don't mean '32 Fords, just cars of the '70's or '80's) so you can pick up one of these for a song, and sometimes score a good running engine and drivetrain for very little money. When you strip the car to it's bare bones, just call the local junkman and away it goes.

By buying the entire car, you get a much better deal than if you went to the local junkyard and bought each component individually.

So far with the bicycle routine I have scored numerous cars, like an Olds with 455 engine (the one my kid is using in his '29) at least 6 Fox Mustangs, a van that I fixed up and sold cheap to my girlfriends Son, some Grand Marquis Mercs, and some I can't remember. The average cost ranged from $ 50.00 to $ 400.00.

And, the exercise is good for you too !

Don