Get him to register on Hotrodcoffeeshop.com, we'll make sure he gets good ideas. :D
Walt On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:36 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
