Since I started racing almost 5 years ago, I have heard and given this
familiar advice many times
: its always cheaper to buy an old race car than to modify an old car
into a race car.
Then I started thinking about all the work I have done on my (raced
since 66) MGA.
Over the decades, it has had many owners, and a broad spectrum of
ham-fisted manglers.
For years now I have been trying to de-botch the car and I will never
get it to be just the way I would like it.
So, you may well be able to buy a car cheaper when ready made, but
theres a good chance you will spend a lot money and time stripping out
the stuff you dont like and re-engineering someone elses botched
midnight engineering!
Just a thought
Malcolm, still mangled MGA
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