Ernie! Ernie!... You disappoint me. You stick in that word "Only". That suggests it is inferior and meager in description.
I'm being a realist. It's fiberglass and I'm reasonably sure it is a replica.. I didn't put in Ford power and I'm possibly crossing some ambiguous line. Go figure.
Now you know as well as I that true hotrodders from my generation would change motors quicker than a NASCAR team on a tire change,if it would win a race. Shelby did it and a slough of others. We can talk about old yeller, Allard and a bunch of others. So did they cross a line. Or just maybe they were PIONEERS and saw potential in doing the different.
I don't care for a lot of those things you mention like the neon and such but ,Hey, if it trip your trigger, more power to you. I wouldn't do it.
Come on Ernie, even Carroll wanted to put a Chevy heart in there on the first try..