Criteria used for picking car

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Dan Virt

What criteria do you guys use in picking a new car.

Example: 71 duster with a 318 @ 15lbs natural O/SA vs
74 Camaro with a 350 @ 15lbs natural O/SA

Only preference is make or is there a secret formula that makes one better than another?

Don't overlook the non-race car attributes of the car. You will have to look at it in the garage/trailer and it never hurts to buy a car with street value too.

For example, tons of 6 banger novas out there converted into v8's, but an original Nova SS, has more value and flexibility. And may not cost a dime more, so why not look for a collectible race car too?

If you end up with a car that is so ugly that it could wear the name "caught in the zipper" then you should probably pass, unless you are getting sponsored by wrangler.

And many books could be written over the cost delta of running a mopar versus a chevy, and buy complete versus ready to race.

Take your time, wise man once said: "nothing harder than selling a race car"

Eric