Re: minilite wheels
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No problem , it's a fair question given the cars I've worked on and restored for the last 15 years. My answer is long though.
Plain and simple: I chose the SVRA Group 10 class of "wings and slicks" due to the out of control prices of the earlier cars. Back 15 odd years ago the pre-73 big name factory T/A cars were bringing about 125K with independent T/A cars from about 85K and the B/P, A/S cars about 45K to 60K. Several of those same big name Trans-Am race cars have sold for beyond 300K the last couple years. The good independent T/A cars are at or near the mid 150K range. Even the project cars are bringing big money. Some say since the Monterey Historic's started allowing these cars into their August event this helped boost values. What I can say is that many of the real T/A cars that have sold from the East coast and Midwest have gone West. Not all but many.
The Post-72 cars tend to be more affordable and more available. So I've stepped forward 10 years in racing history and for a fraction of the early T/A cars prices, I have a very well built race car with full factory support from American Motors Corp, driven by a variety of big name pro drivers and has a winning endurance racing history.
These 70s/80s Trans-Am and IMSA cars have been slowly rising in interest. I'm seeing this happen right now with owners of the early T/A cars, so like them I'm getting into it while it's affordable. So looking forward, that's why I've also acquired a tube chassis Camaro with 1987 season Trans-Am history as well. Being on the East Coast there's plenty of track time available thanks to SVRA and HSR. Just look at the October Feature Car on this website, Tom Clary's IMSA Yenko/Thompson tube chassis Camaro. Fantastic car and I look forward to seeing and racing with it in the future. Sure I would prefer a 1967-72 Camaro, but I'm getting into the later cars now before they follow the trend of the early $T/A$ cars.
Steve
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