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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

The wheels are easy to change but the gauges and engine (& Gearbox) not so.

What's with the obsession with the Corvette engine you guys (Americans in general) seem to have?
Surely Ford makes something that's just as good.

But there's a lot of car there for 25k.

For whatever reason, people see the "corvette" engine as the peak of performance for small blocks. NORMALLY, this is only an issue when you're talking about Chevy and GMC vehicles (or motor swap cars like the occasional Jag, Mazda or waterpumper Porsche). It's not that common to see Chevy motors in Fords.

Small block Chevy motors are pretty much the cheapest, most bulletproof, most powerful and mod-able engines around.

Back in the 90s a buddy bought a 1967 Camaro with a 327. The guy selling the car told him that it was a "corvette" motor which seemed odd because it was packing a 2bbl. The motor didn't really add a premium to the price, the car was solid, so my buddy bought it and rebuilt it with some mods. Turned out when he started pulling the motor that it was the original, numbers matching motor. Seemed to me that would have been a better selling point for the numb-nuts than a corvette motor, but whatever.