An "Alternative" Project Heavy Metal might be cool......

Back in the '90's Car Craft had a project car called "Project Heavy Metal". It was a 1965 Impala with a 502 inch Rat Motor,4-wheel disc brakes, a Hotchkiss suspension with front and rear sway bays, tubular control arms etc. It ran something like 12 second 1/4 mile times and pulled something like .080g on the skidpad. Awesome performance and handling for a 4,400 lb car. Sadly-the car was stolen and the Los Angeles Police never recovered it. Anyway-I'd like to do a similar project with a Buick, Olds or Pontiac, or even a Ford. Here's my choices. Let me know what you think, or if you have any other ideas. # 1. 1965-66 Pontiac Catalina, Bonneville or Gran Prix. These cars have great styling-the semi-fastback roof and "Coke Bottle" flanks still look good today. 389 cubes standard, and most have the bulletproof TH400 behind that. Or you could drop in a 455 and a 4 or 5-speed if you wanted to. Any suspension or brake upgrades that fit an Impala will fit these cars. These probably offer the most bang for the buck. # 2. 1966-69 Buick Riviera. These cars had the swoopy styling of the Olds Toronado but were still rear wheel drive. With 430 cubes and a TH400 for power, they moved pretty good too. Edelbrock offers aluminum heads and intakes,and Crane and Lunati offer cams. Or you could swap in a 572 inch Chevy Rat if you wanted to. How cool would that be?  # 3. 1967-69 Olds Delta 88 coupe. Swoopy fastback styling, and 425 cubes and a TH400 for power. Edelbrock offers aluminum heads and intakes and cams. Like it's Pontiac cousins-anything that fits an Impala will fit these cars-suspension and brake upgrades.  # 4. 1965-67 Ford Galaxie. These cars have styling very similar to the Pontiacs,luxurious interiors, and most have 390 cubes under the hood. There's a ton of speed equipment for "FE" Ford engines-aluminum heads etc-and theres a fair amount of aftermarket suspension and brake upgrades available. I think any of these cars would make a way cool project, and be a fun, fast, luxurious driver. Mastermind