From:
doctorduke_REMOVE_322300_THIS_@yahoo.com
1) Dollar value has nothing to do with
collectablity. It's about rarity and driving enjoyment, and CVs
are easily in reach of an enthusiast of modest means.
Have you priced vintage Corvettes and muscle cars
lately (and the muscle cars handle like pigs), yet CVs
are rarer than most Ferrari models built in the last
30 years, but only a Ferrari will outrev
them.
2) I don't know what else you buy parts for, but CV
parts are inexpensive either new or used. Granted, they
don't exactly grow on trees, but if you're tied into
the CVOA network you can get almost anything you need
at quite reasonable prices.
I just bought a
distributor cap and rotor for my '88 MBZ 190E 2.6. The list
price was $110 and $57, respectively. I bought them at
a significant discount direct from a Bosch
distributor, but even with close to 50 percent off these parts
with a box of 10 Bosch H9DC sparkplugs and sales tax
was $120.
I haven't priced a four cylinder HEI
cap and rotor lately, but I'm sure I could pick up a
Delco replacement set for no more than $25.
3) A
production engine with a low restriction exhaust system will
output about 140 HP at the rear wheels. I don't know of
any other 2.0 liter production engine that will do
this. With a bit of mild headwork, a 10.5:1 CR and a
good exhaust 200 HP is avaliable at the crank and
about 170 at the rear wheels.
4) If you value
cars on the basis of being "chick magnets", don't
worry, you'll eventually grow up!
Duke
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