[Cracker]

Hard to say Hoppy without seeing the car other than Chevy power seriously reduces resale. In my case, regardless of what others are selling for, my car wouldn't go for anthing less than 55K! That is also why I'm going to be it's permintent owner. Regarding your desire for original look, IRS & BB you won't find many cars that can pull that off as well as a nicely turned Contemporary. Out of your "other" list of cars (of which are all nice) only the Kirkham would lure me away from Contemporary. Certainly not the ERA or Superformace - their both common and not as true to detail IMCO. If I were starting from scratch today I'd go the new Shelby 40K roller route - but I'm not and content with what I drive and where I'm at! Best wishes and have fun!