My Options For A Project Car

Old Rear Wheel Drive Pickup Truck

This category has a lot of options and a lot of cheap ones at that. I can either get a manual or automatic truck. However, the manual trucks may have 4 speeds which are basically 3 speeds with a granny gear. That means that you basically get the same speed with both transmissions, meaning transmission choice may not be as important. You can also get some gigantic engines in these things, no replacement for displacement…

Old Big Body Cruiser

It’s a given that these cars won’t have a manual transmission. Cars like these aren’t as spendy as the comparable muscle/pony cars. Big engines and big dimensions mean autocrossing will be hard, so cruiser or drag racing build, maybe rally for poops and giggles. This option looks pretty good, they are a bit underrated in my opinion…

Old Muscle/Pony Car

This option is the most desired for but also expensive and rare. Finding one of these with a stick shift will be a bit difficult and expensive if what I’ve seen on Craigslist is a good indicator. I might have to settle with an automatic model for this category. However, the idea of a late 70’s Camaro with an auto is kind of tempting…

Other Cars I’ve Considered

Old 4x4 Pickup Truck
Having two 4x4 vehicles would be cool, but having a 4x4 and a fast car might be cooler.

Chevy El Camino
It’s a car that’s not too big with a pickup bed, best of both worlds.