MusbJim posted:In the K.I.S.S. world of Musbjim, and to lessen the high probability of this topic becoming a 20-page filibuster... just buy a Subaru and have it wrapped to look like a 356!
It's starting to feel like this might be a good alternative! Thanks everyone for the information. I felt compelled to consider it bcs as some of you know I'm planning on buying a roller from Vintage and then doing the motor and transaxle separately so seems like the time to consider a Subaru alternative. I'll probably stick with the AC motor setup partly for initial cost and mostly bcs it seems that's the more traditional approach and I think there's something to be said for that as we move toward driverless cars and everything else going more modern all the time.