Your moderately wealthy uncle is feeling generous this Christmas and has given you 3 grand... however it comes with some strings. He wants you to build/buy a circuit racing car. He'll additionally pay for a rollcage and safety devices, so no need to worry about that in your budget.
He'd also prefer it if you were in the HSCC Road Sports championship. The details and eligability list are here :
HSCC 70’s ROAD SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Minimum permitted weights for the HSCC '70s Road Sports Championship
This series is open to genuine production sports cars built and road registered between 1st
Jan '70 and 31st Dec '79, as detailed in the eligibility list below:
Class Structure:
A over 2999cc
B 2001 to 2999cc
C 1300 to 1999cc (grp body)
D1 1300 to 1600cc (metal body)
D2 1601 to 2000cc (metal body)
E up to 1299cc
F Lotus Seven
MAKE MODEL CAPACITY WEIGHT CLASS
lbs kgs
AC 3000ME 2994 2040 925 B
Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce 1779 2293 1040 D2
2000 Spider Veloce 1962 2293 1040 D2
Alfetta 2.0 GTV 1962 2425 1099 D2
Guilia Spider 1600 1995 905 D1
1300GT Junior 1290 2117 960 E
1600GT Junior 1570 2139 970 D1
1750GTV 1799 2231 1012 D2
2000GTV 1962 2222 1008 D2
Montreal 2593 2830 1284 B
Alpine Renault A310 2664 2240 1016 B
Aston Martin DBS 3995 3760 1706 A
DBV8 5340 4000 1814 A
BMW M1 3453 2870 1302 A
Bristol 411 6556 3585 1626 A
412 6556 3780 1715 A
603 5898 3935 1785 A
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5400 3435 1558 A
Clan Crusader 875/998 1275 578 E
Datsun 240Z 2393 2285 1036 B
260Z 2565 2425 1100 B
280ZX 2753 2632 1194 B
De Tomaso Pantera 5763 3110 1411 A
Longchamps 5763 4000 1814 A
Dodge Charger R/T 7200 3700 1710 A
Ferrari 246GTB 2418 2375 1078 B
365 GT4 4390 3310 1510 A
400GT 4823 4180 1896 A
308GTB (Fibreglass) 2926 2405 1090 B
308GTB (Steel) 2926 2790 1266 B
308GTS 2926 2790 1266 B
308GT4 2926 3010 1368 B
512BB 4942 3340 1515 A
Fiat X1/9 1290 1866 848 E
X1/9 1499 2000 907 D1
Ford Mach 1/BossMustang 5000 3452 1566 A
Ginetta G15 875/998 1105 501 E
G21 1725 1740 789 C
Jaguar E-Type 4235 2568 1165 A
E-Type (V12) 5343 3230 1465 A
XJ-S 5343 3808 1727 A
Jensen Interceptor III/SP 7210 3500 1588 A
Jensen-Healey GT 1973 2340 1061 D2
Coupe 1973 2095 950 D2
Lamborghini Jarama 3929 2960 1343 A
Urraco 2996 2885 1309 B
Countach 3929 3000 1361 A
lbs kgs
Lancia Beta Coupe 1995 2183 990 D2
Beta Spider 1995 2335 1061 D2
Fulvia S2/S3 1298 2019 916 E
Fulvia S2/S3 1594 2019 916 D1
Monte Carlo 1995 2139 970 D2
Stratos 2418 2160 980 B
Ligier JS2 2965 2140 970 B
Lotus Elan S4 1558 1520 699 C
Elan Plus 2 1558 2085 946 C
Europa Twin Cam 1558 1553 686 C
Elite 1973 2340 1061 C
Eclat 1973 2340 1061 C
Esprit S1 1973 2218 1006 C
Esprit S2 1973 2229 1011 C
7 S4 1598 1276 579 C
Marcos GT (Volvo) 2979 3000 1361 B
Maserati Merak 2965 3085 1399 B
Bora 4930 3210 1465 A
Khamsin 4930 3620 1642 A
Kyalami 4136 3835 1740 A
Matra-Simca Bagheera 1294 1950 885 E
Mazda RX7 2292(2x573) 2169 984 B
Mercedes Benz 350SL 4520 3400 1542 A
MG B 1798 2174 986 D2
BGT 1798 2271 1030 D2
BGT V8 3528 2310 1048 A
Midget Mk3 1275 1632 740 E
Midget Mk4 1493 1775 805 D2
Morgan 4/4 (Kent eng.) 1599 1625 737 D1
Plus 8 3528 1876 853 A
(4 speed, carb eng)
Panther J2 4235 2505 1136 A
Lima 2279 1900 862 B
Pontiac Firebird 400 6600 3601 1634 A
Porsche 911E or T(2.2L only) 2195 2145 975 B
914/4 1971 1900 862 D2
914/6 1991 2070 939 D2
924 1984 2380 1080 D2
928 4474 3200 1451 A
Reliant Scimitar 2994 2440 1107 B
Triumph Spitfire Mk4 1296 1720 780 E
Spitfire 1500 1493 1750 795 D1
GT6 Mk3 1998 2030 921 D2
TR6 2498 2475 1123 B
TR7 1998 2205 1000 D2
TR8 3528 2565 1163 A
Stag (up to 1973) 2997 2790 1266 B
Stag (1974 - 77) 2997 2735 1240 B
TVR Tuscan V6 2994 1988 902 B
3000M 2994 2134 970 B
1600M 1599 1975 896 C
Ford Escort RS 2000 Class D2 (Bob Trotters Saloon Car no others eligible) 914kg
2011lbs
Time to scour ebay, classic car ads, auto trader, your back garden..
He'd also prefer it if you were in the HSCC Road Sports championship. The details and eligability list are here :
HSCC 70’s ROAD SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Minimum permitted weights for the HSCC '70s Road Sports Championship
This series is open to genuine production sports cars built and road registered between 1st
Jan '70 and 31st Dec '79, as detailed in the eligibility list below:
Class Structure:
A over 2999cc
B 2001 to 2999cc
C 1300 to 1999cc (grp body)
D1 1300 to 1600cc (metal body)
D2 1601 to 2000cc (metal body)
E up to 1299cc
F Lotus Seven
MAKE MODEL CAPACITY WEIGHT CLASS
lbs kgs
AC 3000ME 2994 2040 925 B
Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce 1779 2293 1040 D2
2000 Spider Veloce 1962 2293 1040 D2
Alfetta 2.0 GTV 1962 2425 1099 D2
Guilia Spider 1600 1995 905 D1
1300GT Junior 1290 2117 960 E
1600GT Junior 1570 2139 970 D1
1750GTV 1799 2231 1012 D2
2000GTV 1962 2222 1008 D2
Montreal 2593 2830 1284 B
Alpine Renault A310 2664 2240 1016 B
Aston Martin DBS 3995 3760 1706 A
DBV8 5340 4000 1814 A
BMW M1 3453 2870 1302 A
Bristol 411 6556 3585 1626 A
412 6556 3780 1715 A
603 5898 3935 1785 A
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 5400 3435 1558 A
Clan Crusader 875/998 1275 578 E
Datsun 240Z 2393 2285 1036 B
260Z 2565 2425 1100 B
280ZX 2753 2632 1194 B
De Tomaso Pantera 5763 3110 1411 A
Longchamps 5763 4000 1814 A
Dodge Charger R/T 7200 3700 1710 A
Ferrari 246GTB 2418 2375 1078 B
365 GT4 4390 3310 1510 A
400GT 4823 4180 1896 A
308GTB (Fibreglass) 2926 2405 1090 B
308GTB (Steel) 2926 2790 1266 B
308GTS 2926 2790 1266 B
308GT4 2926 3010 1368 B
512BB 4942 3340 1515 A
Fiat X1/9 1290 1866 848 E
X1/9 1499 2000 907 D1
Ford Mach 1/BossMustang 5000 3452 1566 A
Ginetta G15 875/998 1105 501 E
G21 1725 1740 789 C
Jaguar E-Type 4235 2568 1165 A
E-Type (V12) 5343 3230 1465 A
XJ-S 5343 3808 1727 A
Jensen Interceptor III/SP 7210 3500 1588 A
Jensen-Healey GT 1973 2340 1061 D2
Coupe 1973 2095 950 D2
Lamborghini Jarama 3929 2960 1343 A
Urraco 2996 2885 1309 B
Countach 3929 3000 1361 A
lbs kgs
Lancia Beta Coupe 1995 2183 990 D2
Beta Spider 1995 2335 1061 D2
Fulvia S2/S3 1298 2019 916 E
Fulvia S2/S3 1594 2019 916 D1
Monte Carlo 1995 2139 970 D2
Stratos 2418 2160 980 B
Ligier JS2 2965 2140 970 B
Lotus Elan S4 1558 1520 699 C
Elan Plus 2 1558 2085 946 C
Europa Twin Cam 1558 1553 686 C
Elite 1973 2340 1061 C
Eclat 1973 2340 1061 C
Esprit S1 1973 2218 1006 C
Esprit S2 1973 2229 1011 C
7 S4 1598 1276 579 C
Marcos GT (Volvo) 2979 3000 1361 B
Maserati Merak 2965 3085 1399 B
Bora 4930 3210 1465 A
Khamsin 4930 3620 1642 A
Kyalami 4136 3835 1740 A
Matra-Simca Bagheera 1294 1950 885 E
Mazda RX7 2292(2x573) 2169 984 B
Mercedes Benz 350SL 4520 3400 1542 A
MG B 1798 2174 986 D2
BGT 1798 2271 1030 D2
BGT V8 3528 2310 1048 A
Midget Mk3 1275 1632 740 E
Midget Mk4 1493 1775 805 D2
Morgan 4/4 (Kent eng.) 1599 1625 737 D1
Plus 8 3528 1876 853 A
(4 speed, carb eng)
Panther J2 4235 2505 1136 A
Lima 2279 1900 862 B
Pontiac Firebird 400 6600 3601 1634 A
Porsche 911E or T(2.2L only) 2195 2145 975 B
914/4 1971 1900 862 D2
914/6 1991 2070 939 D2
924 1984 2380 1080 D2
928 4474 3200 1451 A
Reliant Scimitar 2994 2440 1107 B
Triumph Spitfire Mk4 1296 1720 780 E
Spitfire 1500 1493 1750 795 D1
GT6 Mk3 1998 2030 921 D2
TR6 2498 2475 1123 B
TR7 1998 2205 1000 D2
TR8 3528 2565 1163 A
Stag (up to 1973) 2997 2790 1266 B
Stag (1974 - 77) 2997 2735 1240 B
TVR Tuscan V6 2994 1988 902 B
3000M 2994 2134 970 B
1600M 1599 1975 896 C
Ford Escort RS 2000 Class D2 (Bob Trotters Saloon Car no others eligible) 914kg
2011lbs
Time to scour ebay, classic car ads, auto trader, your back garden..