Safety, economy, and hotrod are mutually exclusive. Pick hotrod, and you give up the other two. You build one for the pleasure of creation, and the joy of acceleration, not for practicality. I'm the one who stuffed an aluminum block Olds 215 into an MGA and drove it 100,000 miles. Lots of fun, but I suspect I was lucky to get out alive.
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 1:54 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: > My 22 year old mechanic son has a desire to build a hot rod type classic > car. He works for a shop that does that sort of thing and that has fanned > the flame, so to speak. > > In any event, I have been thinking of encouraging and participating to some > extent as he lacks the cash to do it right now. He has moved out onto his > own with his girl friend and they are learning to pay rent etc. > > So, my reason for posting this is to ask a question. > > What do you folks think is one of the safer classic cars? > > Please do not say Mercedes unless you wish to hear tales of how we stuffed > a small block Chevy into it as that is the most likely result. > > I could go for one of the gasser MB's but he will not wish to do so and the > point of this is him rather than me. > > I am sort of guessing that newer is generally better to some extent. > > For example, one of the 80's Chevy Monte Carlos or Mustangs is likely a > better choice than a 55 Chevy in terms of accident protection. > > He will not be concerned about this sort of thing, but I am and as his > father, I would like to steer him in that direction without disclosing that > as my purpose. > > So, what think you all? > > Randy > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
