[Hal Copple]

Bill, the earlier cars have all the usual, expected SPF quality. But there are differences as time has passed. Dropped footbox, Wilwoods, and a few other things.

I personally think that at some point, doing too much to change any used car is not worth the money, and that it is better to just get one closer to what you personally want anyway. I have added a lot of changes to my car, but it has always been just to make it more mine.

Like wanting a car, but thinking about painting it a different color, the cost of doing it right is not worth it.

I have no doubt you could "update" it to S/C appearance, but why spend the money and time; i have to believe it would be cheaper and quicker to just get what you want in the first place. As for the rear end "breaking loose", they all have a Ford 8.8 IRS, with custom halfshafts and such. So any problem with "breaking loose" is just due to the power such small cars have. Any of these replicas's are prone to do this with such power. It is a driver issue, not a car issue, with SPF or other replica's.

I personally think the "roadster" version by SPF is a very handsome car in its own right. The rollbar would not difficult to do, Dennis Olthoff put a four point full-width rollbar on my car, replacing the "paperclip" rollbar. It would be the only substantial modification i personally would make were i to come upon a good deal on an SPF roadster.