I love the faux 1.5" tail pipe sticking out the back!
I would too, were it not for the thundering of Hooker Aerochamber mufflers dumped ahead of the rear axle. Running, nobody will be fooled by the tiny gleaming tailpipe and think it's a bad muffler. That's why I went with demure, barely-visible turndowns on the Agnes. That car has four mufflers and it's still authoritive-sounding. I have different mufflers on the "around to it" list, but I don't know that they'll be much quieter, if at all.
Now, the white-striped Hoosiers I can dig. That's a truly worthwhile effort. Proper Maverick dog-dishes would be even better. I'd prefer an OE shift boot trimming an OE non-Hurst shifter and a 3-speed knob--which I'll eventually do on my own car. There's a lot to smile about here, including the low-key paint color.
I like the hell out of it, but the half-assed, unfinished dash area is bothersome at this price point, as is the Kmart-special tach. And exactly what's up with the dash-mounted ignition lock? Compromises were made. Some specs on the engine would be nice beyond "electronically-carbureted 363" though--is it a pump-gas engine? Cam specs? Steel crank? HP/torque if known, or a 1/4-mile time? Most particularly, is it an OE block? Everyone knows the left & right banks of low-deck Windsors begin divorce proceedings at around 480HP and the marriage is over at 500.
Not everyone knows that building a 363 requires either a Dart or Motorsport block.
Obviously some money was spent in the engine bay, but the rest of the car didn't account for a whole lot. I'd feel a lot better at $25K, just knowing some real effort went into the motor and steps were taken to get that to the ground (Cal-Tracs w/monoleafs, TKO). Even at that number, I'd want some kind of stereo. No, just listening to the engine's sound is
not appealing on 100-mile road trips, especially with droning, resonating chambered mufflers dumped at the axle.
