One Piece at a time...

Johnny Cash had a hit song about an auto worker who stole parts over his long career and built a car for no cost. It was called "One Piece at a Time." I've always thought it would be cool to build a hot rod with various parts and not worry about what was "correct" or "original."  Like maybe a Pontiac Ventura ( Pontiac's version of the Nova ) built with a snarling 455 Pontiac under hood with Trans-Am suspension and 4-wheel disc brakes-( any suspension or brake parts that fit the F-bodies-Camaro / Firebird will fit the X-bodies-Nova / Ventura / Omega ). I'd also put cool stuff in the interior like swivel bucket seats out of '73-77 "A" bodies, a Formula steering wheel and a Mopar Pistol-Grip Hurst shifter stick on the Muncie 4-speed or Richmond 5-speed. Some radiused and flared fenders to clear huge tires all around, and some front and rear spoilers, and maybe a Trans-Am style "Shaker" hood scoop, and a sinister monochromatic black paint job. Or maybe a '70-71 Ford Torino with all the chrome removed and hidden door handles and front and rear spoilers, with huge tires and side-exit exhaust and a snarling 351C under the hood-sort of a "Mad Max" interceptor tribute. Or a '71-74 AMC Javelin done in red, white and blue with side-pipes and Minilite wheels like Mark Donohue's Trans-Am champion. With an Edelbrock headed, nasty 360 AMC V8 or a 440 Mopar swapped in-AMC's use Torqueflite trannys anyway. Or a '67-70 Cougar done in Nascar style with a "Mock Boss" 351 ( Edelbrock and Trick Flow offer hi-performance aluminum heads that fit Windsor blocks and Edelbrock makes a compatible manifold so you could build a "Boss" 302 or 351 ) under the hood and a 5-speed manual, a Shaker Hood and some monochromatic paint. A change from the cookie-cutter Chevelles, Camaros and Mustangs, etc. Mastermind