Wow, now there's a great idea. It would never have occurred to me to build a spare engine that I don't have to be afraid of breaking. How complex is an engine swap with the A/C components in the way? Looking under the hood it looks rather crowded.

I do treat the car fairly gently. Most of the driving is local, and we did the Woodward Dream Cruise last year along with the Gratiot Cruise and Utica Cruise and the Carnival of Cars show. The rest of the time it's just top down driving to A & W Drive-In and around town just for fun. I do miss having my rough looking, tough old 'Cudas that I could beat the snot out of without doing any damage, including an original 440-6 body that had a beater 400-4 engine. I didn't have to worry about the paint, or rough roads, and even a big block had tons of room in the engine compartment. Having a very nice classic car is like having a new baby...