Rspears, welcome to CHR!! I'm trying to ignore Don's comment about people here being "old as dirt". Build what ever you like. Not sure what living in the Midwest has to do with a roadster though. You don't need no stinkin' roof. I currently live in the cold and snowy (not yet thank God) north and my car has no heater. Sure it gets cold in January, but hey, hotrodding is suppose to be about marginal comforts. So build the roadster, get some long johns and a good rain slicker and head out on the highway.