Since I think we all agree that the issue boils down to the fact that no new cars built today can be turned into stock cars as they were back in the day, let us assume we have solved the problem and we can now bolt on any sedan body onto your existing frames. What STOCK body would you use? Stock wheelbase to match the rules you have now. Your choice is any North American sedan (two door or 4) between 1990 and 2010 . Considering that the past 20 years no matter when you start has probably been the historic range to make stock cars. Oh ya and why?
It's kinda hard to make a rule based on a WB number. Since you have to take out 6" or 7" for most of these cars to make them fit... Example: Intrepid. Hey guys I've been to Delaware and I have said the SS class is like a time warp back to the 80's, it's awesome. I must say the cars are very well prepared too. But to trash Barrie's New Gen and say they are the ugliest cars in North America, come on... We put a lot of work into the car to make it look good and do what we can under the rules package. And we don't spend $2000 on an aftermarket body. The 5-star MCSS body is $1000, you wanna pay an extra gino for a "newer" style, go nuts. I'd rather put the $1G into shocks or tires or rims or whatever. If you want to go to some subpar LLM class and change the chassis you're messing with the formula that is clearly working for this class of car IMO.
I dunno about Delaware, I'd imagine it would be different but we have a lot of contact and body repair is a weekly thing so 'glass doesn't work for us again IMO.
Does it matter? the whole question is does it really matter what you use? Hell I'd be happy slapping a monte body on the camaro shell. I don't care as long as the car ispresentable to my sponsors and the fans. I don't think the rules should be so stringent about bodies. I can get anything in a metric but no so much in the Gen 2 fbody. I can get gen III stuff but again with sacrap cars hoovering around $500 why not just go to 5 Star? save the hassles and the toxic fumes!!! Just to be straight here I'm not complaining cause I think were ok for this year for parts but it was a bit of a hassle to get thru the body part hunt. We even has some spare for the enduro guys!!
Related but slightly off topic maybe....
This car was sold at Barret-Jackson. Chevelle skinned Cup Car.
If I hit the 6/49 Ernie that car will be appearing at Barrie Speedway in King of The Hill... I dunno if I'd keep the pearl paint though... I think black and gold with #13 is more appropriate ;D
King of the hill!!!!?????? That would be my summer car!!!