I have been thinking of building a roadster, late 20′s highboy Ford maybe, put the Chrysler Firepower Hemi in the garage under the hood, running an Offenhauser intake and perhaps a Holly carb. I have not been sure about the induction of course, I mean some would say go supercharger or turbo but as light as this will be means it may well be unnessacary.
Suspension is looking like the best of things I can gather, I want to go 4 wheel disk brakes power of course, powered steering and all the other little additions that make for a great ride.
Transmission I am thinking a 5speed, although an automatic would be easier to drive, the need for the car to be fun makes a stick shift an important feature to include in the buildup.
It seem like a roadster may not be the best for practicallity but the look the feel and the ease of them really appeals to me, realisically it does not even need to have any windows beyond the windsheild. A small steel box that carries the driver and a passenger for a trip.
Don’t get me wrong muscle cars are beautiful and awesome, but nothing I can build easily on my own. This is something that can be bought and assembeled over a summer for a low cost that ensures that I will not be worrying about the cost of the car all the time. Of course the relative saftey of a car with no fenders and barely a box to sit in has to be thought of as well. Also the lack of appropriate weather is another stumbling block.