HZ and WB do drive better than earlier ones, and given WB will probably never really be a highly sought after collectable I thought it was a good idea too. That car is a steal for this sort of conversion. It'd probably be worth $20k once finished, and I doubt the WB would ever pull that (in today's $ terms). It might in the future. PLus the ones everyone seems to want are 4spds and the auto car is a much easier one to convert.
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