In the very competitive autocrossing days of the early 70s in DC, Schwing Motors, a Saab dealer in DC trailered in a monster FTD Sonett driven by a very good driver, John Ames. The gearing allowed him into 4th gear when most of us spent time in 2nd or 3rd as I did in the Dick Freeman built FTD Mini. That Sonett never had the hood open, so we never saw an induction system, but the fat slicks on all 4 corners let you know it was something special. Its had more power than the 1293 cc Mini with 2 Webbers 40s and a cross flow head and it weighed only about 200 pounds more. Does anyone know where that Sonett is today? ... View more

Amen, Brother...A-men!   I too try to let people sit in my car whenever they look interested - especially kids.  But it's also fun to see grown-ups get a little grin on as they possibly imagine themselves tooling down the road.  And to just spend a little time and attention with folks - maybe telling the story of the car's build, or pointing out some special feature that maybe they didn't know about - is worth a ton.  Good on ya, DaveA! ... View more

What about the 427/425 hp Corvettes? ... View more

A BMW E46 for $23,100?  I don't think so.  They are hard to find and the prices are going up fast. ... View more