71 Dodge Dart Swinger in England

It looks like you got a pretty solid project to start with though and thats a good thing. Plus a bonus having a remanned trans, engine, and suspension with new components. I'm sure redoing all that would be fairly expensive over there. Are there many rebuilders in England that cater to American engines and transmissions, or is it a cottage industry of sorts? I imagine theres some pretty heavy duty V8 stuff over there running at Santa Pod. Plus Jensens used mopar big blocks.

I think one of the neatest things i saw over here was an early 70s MGB hardtop with a Rover 215 inch V8 and a 4 speed. Engine looked like a minature small block Chevy. A old friend of mine George restores Brit cars. Specialized in MGs but would work on anything. One day i stopped in, he had an early 70s Jag XKE vert. It was painted pearl white. First time i ever saw pearling in a paint job. Also had an early post war MG he was redoing. I did not know that the framework under the body was all wood on those. He handmade all the replacement wood pieces to repair it.

George had an old Chrysler dealership property he bought and made that into a shop specializing in Brit cars. He built the Rover engined MGB for his personal use. He told me those were all aluminum engines, originally designed by buick in the 60s, sold to Rover when GM couldent correct the issues with porosity in the aluminum castings. Obviously Rover figured it out.