Originally Posted by 46gmcpu
The reason I wouldn't do the BMW V8 is the cost of parts, and finding someone to work on it.

Point taken,but they're pretty reliable units,they're also relatively common here and there's no shortage of garages other than main dealers to get work doneshould they need it.

1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.