[Doug Sainlar]

Is the Lone Star an "entry"? V-8 Archie has been offering a Fiero based GT-40 kit/turnkey with a SBC for quite a while now and they have sold a few.

When I first say your post, Bill, I was hoping Lone Star had re-introduced their original GT40 replica--it was a true, mid-engined V-8 powered kit, I saw one and it was quite nice for a race car (it didn't look to be registered for street use).

As for performance, well, let's just say we ought to be wary of those rice-burners. The kids have those 4 cylinder motors putting out some serious horsepower, mostly b/c of the high RPM range in which they will operate, but more than one American V-8 muscle car has had his A$$ handed to him by an Oriental automobile. I suspect that if one of the owners wanted to start with aftermarket parts their LS40 might just perform pretty well, who knows, they may be very well balanced?????

That is not to say I want one of these LS40's--I'm still dreaming of an RCR with a small port Boss 302 in that rear engine bay!

Doug