Modern day "Studilacs?" Yeah baby!

Back in the '50's a popular hot rod swap was to drop the big powerful Cadillac V8 into the lightweight, aerodynamic Studebaker Starliner coupe. These "Studilacs" had great success in drag racing and on the Bonneville Salt Flats. If you want a low-budget but fast hot rod, you could do something similar today. The body is the 1978-88 GM "G" body-especially the BOP versions. This give you a choice of Pontiac Gran Prix's, Olds Cutlasses and Buick Regals. The engines-the 472 / 500 cube Cadillac V8 that was used from 1968-76 is still plentiful in junkyards. They'll bolt up to the BOP bolt-pattern trannys-be it a TH350 or 200R4 or 700R4. I left the Malibus and Monte Carlos off the list becuae most of them have 305 Chevys in them and it's easier to swap in a 350 than to do the Cad swap on them. I know a guy that put a 472 into an '81 Regal. He didn't have 2 grand in the whole project and the car ran mid-13s at his local strip. How cool is that? Mastermind