Found a really nice 67 Tbird 429. Great body, light blue, good compression engine, runs fine, 89,000 original.
Here's my question.
I drive a 99 COntour SVT. Ton's o fun. Low milage. I can take my kids to soccer.
But, I want a cool, different, FAST car. What do you all think about me selling the Contour, buying the TBIRD for $5,000 CDN and putting oh, $10 or $15 thousand into restoration, and exterior, tranny, suspension and engine mods?
Is the TBIRD a good car for this kind of mid-life crisis project? Will that kind of dough ever make it a stinkin' fast car. Is the 429 an easy car for the local high performance shop to play with (won't do any of this work myself - don't have the know-how). And, will a 67 Tbird with a modded suspension ever handle close to a more modern car?
Whew. Big question. Thanks in advance for the opinions.
Here's my question.
I drive a 99 COntour SVT. Ton's o fun. Low milage. I can take my kids to soccer.
But, I want a cool, different, FAST car. What do you all think about me selling the Contour, buying the TBIRD for $5,000 CDN and putting oh, $10 or $15 thousand into restoration, and exterior, tranny, suspension and engine mods?
Is the TBIRD a good car for this kind of mid-life crisis project? Will that kind of dough ever make it a stinkin' fast car. Is the 429 an easy car for the local high performance shop to play with (won't do any of this work myself - don't have the know-how). And, will a 67 Tbird with a modded suspension ever handle close to a more modern car?
Whew. Big question. Thanks in advance for the opinions.