[fdjake]

OK....I know you can spend any amount of $$$ on these cars but here's what I'm looking for....

*ERA built turn key.
* color solid (non metalic red)
*Black leather interior
*Undercar exhaust (slabside so rear exiting)
* a Reliable , non race, streetable 302 w/a single carb (new crate motor?)
*Tremac 5 Speed
*Painted wire wheels (instead of chrome)

I plan on visiting ERA this week and getting in line (with my $5000 deposit) I'm not far from ERA (45 minutes) and have always been impressed with their quality.

This all started with me ALMOST buying a used ERA 427....The car was beautiful...BUT....man, it was loud, the side pipes made it tough to get out of, the steering was heavy with that 428 over those wide front wheels... and from what I've read here, it seems a lot of former 427 owners are moving into 289 slabs because they end up driving them a lot more. Apparently ERA's backlog is almost all 289 cars these days.

That's all I want....I nice reliable 289 slabside to drive around the back roads of New England and with the 5 speed, hit a stretch of RT95 every once and a while without revving the hell out of the engine.

The 427 is a real RACE CAR...Unbelievable, brutal, BEAUTIFUL!!!

But.....I'm looking for a CRUISER!

Any idea's on costs would be helpful!

Thanks folks.