I recently bought a 1998 Mecham TA, number 4 of 14 built in 98. Im still learning about the Mecham cars but I have to say im very impressed with it so far. The motor has been bored/stroked to 422Ci with AFR 225 heads and makes 550/504 Rwhp/Tq on a dyno jet chassis dyno with pump gas. I dont know if it will replace the first gens but as of now its a nice change.