Hi Mike,

I am a new guy too, but recently retired so I have time to sit at the computer and wait for parts on my project car. Others on this site have some fancy T-buckets and a few '27s. I like the '27s too, but for me there were financial constraints AND wife approval considerations. Actually I wanted a '29 Highboy on '32 rails without fenders, but my wife said the car has to look like a car and have fenders (!) so I am working on a Brookville Model-A frame getting ready for a full fendered '29 roadster. Along the way I took a long look at the Speedway Motors '27 kit cars with 'glass body and welded frame. I now know that I made a good decision to get a pre-fab frame with all the various brackets on it for my '29-to-be. If you can find a '"real" '27 that would be great, especially if you can get an original title, because if you title a new car you may have to call it a 2004 model in some states. There are places that you can get original titles that will transfer but they are better received in some states than others. Virginia allows title waivers for restorers and so far seems to be friendly to the idea of bringing back an old car from almost nothing. On the other hand I believe Maryland has a tendency to crush most old cars so there are variations with regard to old cars and titles. Anyway if you can't find anything else you could take a look at a Speedway Motors catalogue if you can't find a "real-steel" '27. The trend in repro bodies seems to emphasize '32 roadsters and Victorias so I am only aware of the one body source for '27s although there are probably others. I wanted a flathead too and bought three blocks which all turned out to be cracked in one way or another so I finally started to study the Small Block Chevy and that is what I am building now, You will find a lot of excellent expertise on this site regarding the most popular SBC as well as a variety of project cars from other brands, but at present it is pretty hard to beat the power/dollar value of the Chevy V8.

Good Luck
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder