Johnnee D wrote:

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 Ditto here

Of the 4, the Riv is the best. Classic, timeless, get in and go. Always turns heads wherever you go.
The Gasser is super cool but not practical at all, unless you have a drag strip out your back door.
The Forty, I love 40' Fords, but this one just isn't right. Sits wrong, and as you say questionable mechanicals, will be a project, you already have one.
The Nova, too 90's, would need a makeover. Needs some chrome and something other than a pastel 90's colour.

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You'll know the "one" when you see it.

Well the Altered Wheel Base (like some of the first Funny Cars) Nova is street licensed


and it does have an interior (sort of)


and there are baffles in the exhaust, so I could drive it on the street OK, I think ... it is closest so I am going to go look at it Saturday ...

There is something about it being kind of outrageous, to drive to car shows or the hardware store, that attracts me ...

Dave

koolconvertible wrote:

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Mechanical fuel injection would be a cow on the street as usually setup for WOT amd not much between. Maybe it has a mechanical pill switch fitted...would dfinately b ourageous on the street...

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"VINTAGE HILBORN INTAKE HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO EFI WITH 42# INJECTORS - HAS A MEGA SQUIRT ECU THAT IS VERY EASILY TUNED WITH A LAP TOP"

Yah I agree the good old mechanical FI would be nasty on the street, but I think the mods he has made should take care of that

Dave

davelacourse wrote:

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koolconvertible wrote:

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Mechanical fuel injection would be a cow on the street as usually setup for WOT amd not much between. Maybe it has a mechanical pill switch fitted...would dfinately b ourageous on the street...

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"VINTAGE HILBORN INTAKE HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO EFI WITH 42# INJECTORS - HAS A MEGA SQUIRT ECU THAT IS VERY EASILY TUNED WITH A LAP TOP"

Yah I agree the good old mechanical FI would be nasty on the street, but I think the mods he has made should take care of that

Dave

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 So are there no safety inspection/vehicle compliance laws in Florida?  I'm thinking one would have a hard time licensing that car for the road up here, unless the inspector became 'creative' with the inspection after you slipped him a few bills.

I say buy what makes you happy.  You presented a really diverse list of cars, from a stock-looking Riv to a Ford coupe to a gasser to a pro street car.  It's like comparing apples to oranges to carrots to steak - none of them really have anything in common with the other - pick the flavor that you are in the mood for, I guess...

Life's short - eat as much as you can! 

Up here, in my province, antique plates require a loose inspection, but only once when it's registered.  However there are restrictions on when/where/how much you can drive it.  Sounds like it's easier in Fla.

Good luck!

DANO65 wrote:

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Of the 4, the Riv is the best. Classic, timeless, get in and go. Always turns heads wherever you go.
The Gasser is super cool but not practical at all, unless you have a drag strip out your back door.
The Forty, I love 40' Fords, but this one just isn't right. Sits wrong, and as you say questionable mechanicals, will be a project, you already have one.
The Nova, too 90's, would need a makeover. Needs some chrome and something other than a pastel 90's colour.

Just my 

You'll know the "one" when you see it.

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Well, I came to the same conclusion. However:

1. The Rivera was in Texas, and was priced $7500 more than my budget (yes I know price can be negotiated but the gap was pretty large)

2. I REALLY liked the 65 gasser, went to see it, but it needed way more than just header baffles to make it streetable - DOT rear tires, windshield wipers, horn, emergency brake (all required by Florida laws) and a swing-out bar on the drivers side of the roll cage so I could get my fat butt in. Any one or two of those would have been doable but in total, they made it another project car, and I already have one of those.

3. Yeah, the stance of the 40 bothered me too - would need a dropped front axle ($500+) and different tires, and probably all kinds of other stuff, again, don't need another project car.

4. And yeah, that yellow Nova was just too yesterday.

BUT! I am scoping out a nice red 58 Bel Air, about 3 hours away and not far from my wife's favorite restaurant - check it out:

http://canadianponcho.activeboard.com/t62204254/anything-to-check-on-a-58-x-frame-car/

Eventually it would need A/C, and it has a boring 350/350, but I do like its looks and the white tuck-and-roll interior (trunk too!) gives me a stiffie. I could see me cruising in it while finishing my 56.

Dave