Where are the lower class cars?

[Billy Nees]

Dwight, I'll spit out some "nuggets" if you'll do the same.

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Dwight, I'll spit out some "nuggets" if you'll do the same.

No problem. Just be aware that my offerings will probably be of the manually-shifted variety. We might have to put some limits on this to keep people from being overwhelmed, so how about starting with three each and the three all have to be different manufacturers? Considering the extra expense of the stuff required to make a stick shift car reliable, I might have to bump the budget to $7500 for those entries, but I can throw out some automatic cars, too.

[Michael Beard]

Since Billy' caveat was that the body was not included in the $5K, I'd say there's a bunch of good candidates out there. It's been discussed before, but take a look at the Chevy Cobalt. These things run mid-low 16's showroom stock and 200-300# heavy (2830 min in DF/S, pretty sure I scaled ours at over 3000# at Rockingham a few years back, before we traded it in on a real car), and I'm sure there's plenty of junk to take out of them. Tires, fuel, weight, and let it eat...

[Dwight Southerland]

At $5K without the cost of the car, there is a world of opportunities.

[Billy Nees]

Dwight, might I suggest that we keep it to rear drive, no turbos and no blowers? Want to flip to see who goes first? Should we start a new thread?

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Dwight, might I suggest that we keep it to rear drive, no turbos and no blowers? Want to flip to see who goes first? Should we start a new thread?

X's 2 on the rear wheel drive. I will be interested in what you guys come up with. Spending $30,000 to $50,000 on a stocker dosent sound very appealing to me these days. $10,000 to around $12,000 sounds more like it. After all..... ya cant even win any class win money (except for what 3 races) these days.
P.S. How about something WITHOUT FI and a computer. I love Clayton Wrights Plymouth but have you priced a nice one lately?

[Paul Wong]

Im sure some of the combos will require g rated tires on your open trailer. Im all for another U/SA war. There are plenty of good slow combos left. Im still not sure if anything will run with Mr Shaw's cadillac without good money put into it.

[Dwight Southerland]

OK. I agree on the RWD & no 'chargers. We can post them here or start a new thread; makes no difference to me. Why don't we set a time when we will have our first group of three posted? (Or would you rather go one at a time?) That way we will avoid a staging burndown.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

(Or would you rather go one at a time?)

I think one at a time is good.

[Michael Beard]

What's the problem with FWD cars? Hey, if you want to spend more money...

1980 Plymouth Volare 225. More cam, more compression, more carb than Billy's 230 straight six Nova, both factored the same at 140HP, and I presume a 3spd over a Glide would make a big difference in one of these slower cars.

MMM! Can't find the Chrysler Conquest or Plymouth Sapparo in the Guide! I thought for sure someone had one at one time, running P/SA. Guess that must've been a turbo combination anyway. Found a 1980 Dodge Challenger inline 4 for V/SA.... hm. Dunno. 400# lighter than the Volare or Nova in V though....

That's all I've got for now... back to work.