You have a 94% chance of that happening! The remaining 6% depends on whether or not I decide to attach wings and make this into an airplane.

I am not set on the small block Chevy, but it is on the top of my list, because my family is a Chevy family (and on my Dad's side, they all race), the parts are readily available, and there are some that are pretty lightweight.
Of course, alterations could be made fairly easily to allow for a better cooling system. I was thinking of having the radiator in the front, with a partition on the center of the radiator that let the wind flow out through vents in the body (like in the original design).

Looks like I was wrong about it being front engined, RWD!!

The original car was put on the Mercedes 170H chassis (above).
My design would be a bit... sturdier.

Here are a few more pictures of the car:

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1984 300D (Turbo)
1949 Dodge B-1-C 3/4 Ton truck
1985 Euro w123.130 300D (Naturally Aspirated)(bad transmission)

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