looking for a new project

fords2fast4u

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http://autosource.biz/Page/Pre_Registration.htm

the bottom line up front: is this website for real? It looks kind of shady to me... anyone ever use it?

The backstory: I'm returning from my third deployment. I've been in the Army for 10+ years and it's taken me away from my hobby that I 'grew up' learning to love, working on cars. I recently was accepted to be a helicopter pilot and that means I'll be at various training and in schools in Alabama for a couple years, so I won't be deploying. Also, Alabama isn't known for its activities, so unless i get a boat to fish, I'll need a project. Since I sold my last of 5 mustangs a couple years ago, I've really missed it. In that same time however, I met some friends in Tennessee who have an old 59 vette and I got to drive it around some and now I think I might want to branch out to the classic corvette side. Now I can't decide which car to buy and work on! I want a car that is unique and rare to see on the streets. I could always buy my aunt's 67 SS/RS Camaro, but I feel you see those first gen Camaros around all the time. Although Mustangs are not that rare, because I had five of them (88, 89, 93 svt, 94 svt and 95) I know them well and wouldn't have to learn as much to work on one. The upside to the C-2 corvettes is that they appreciate in value so my wife is a fan of those. My short list includes a 93 cobra, a 94/95 cobra, a C-2 vette, a 67-68 fastback, or a first generation bronco. All pretty different from the other. If you want to chime in on which of these (or make another arguement for a different car) I'd like to hear it. Forgive my long explanation about why I can't decide what I want on account of the fact that I'm afghanistan and have too much time on my hands at night haha!

Thanks.
 
First off, wouldn't use that website, at all. A turbo toyota supra because it was 'stolen' for 3500 dollars. Only in my dreams. I wouldn't trust it, even if they are certified.

Second, welcome home!

third, if you know mustangs well, I would do a different car, or step away from the pushrod 5.0s into a different type of engine you're not as use to unless you're in love with them and can't get enough of them.

For which cars out of the choices you listed, love the stingray corvette, I would die for a black on black stingray, so I say yes if you want something sleek and is a head turning.
Not that the rest aren't head turnings, but what a unique body style.
If you want to stick with a pony car, you should get the camaro, the first gens are expensive more than common. They're so beefy, but I'd pick the corvette over the camaro if I was choosing.
I like Broncos, but I feel like you wouldn't be as happy with it, it would be secondary to any muscle/pony car I would own.

94/95 cobra would be neat (I'm bias since I love them). Cobra badge, those curves, and that wondrous, potential full 5.0, plenty of aftermarket options, but not entirely original.


My other suggestion, GTO!
The second generation is my favorite body style. The most recent generation did it no justice. They're rare, and look glorious.
 
Thanks Jordan! Really great reply. I know the easy go-to out of all of those cars is the C-2 vette, it's just that it costs 15K for a junker! ha! I may have to save and (oh don't want to say it!!) 'wait' for one that is right for me to fix up. Nonetheless, I will ask my aunt what she does want for her Camaro - as it's all original, it could be a really cool project that nets profit. That's the problem with any old or newer car really - now that I'm so far removed from the scene, it's clear to me (and my wife as I explain the costs of the build versus what an excellent condition one sells for) that there are only a handful of hotrods out there that you stand a chance to not loose your life savings in to. Now I know, I know, it's not all business, and the labor of love that is building a car is much more about the time spent and the creation, but I see no reason why I can't find the right one that offers both a great few years and the chance to get out of it what I put into it. We'll see.

Anyone else have any comments?
 
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But I'm an offroad lover.