Thread: Does this qualify as a Hot Rod?

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Looks like a Hot Rod to me!!!! Small block engine, big tires, lots of stylin'...Heck yeah, fully qualified to be a Hot Rod!!!! Heck, I used to call my jet boat a Hot Rod, too!!! Anything that goes fast and causes big smiles on the driver's face is a Hot Rod!

A guy across the street from my budy's house had a similar car back in the 70's. I believe he had a Masserati, with a chevy 350 under the hood. Never saw it drive, but might have been something to do with his personal mechanical abilities and not the car/engine! Beautiful body on the Ferrari. Just out of curiosity, why not a z car engine?

Originally Posted by stovens

A guy across the street from my budy's house had a similar car back in the 70's. I believe he had a Masserati, with a chevy 350 under the hood. Never saw it drive, but might have been something to do with his personal mechanical abilities and not the car/engine! Beautiful body on the Ferrari. Just out of curiosity, why not a z car engine?

Being my first real build I'm not breaking the bank. This won't be a show car or a racer. Ferrari V12? ...not in the budget. I'm building a mild SBC 350 for cruising. "Jags That Run" makes a nice inexpensive engine swap kit for the Z cars. The original IL6 of the z just doesn't do justice to the finished VR.

I saw several versions at the Knotts Berry Farm show a few years ago. There was beautiful yellow VR with an original IL6 built to the max. Best looking car there. Next to it was an older VR with a simple Ford V8. No comparison when they were both running. The sound of muscle just can't be beat. I knew then that the Z engine was out.
That made finding a donor much cheaper... it didn't need to run.

Sports Car. Sports Car are cool too!