Lookin to pick up a small car to drop a 4.8 or some LS based engine in, but dont know what to start with, so what are some pre 75 RWD light weight smaller cars

gimme some ideas, saw a 1971 toyota crown today at the body shop with a small block in it, and that looked pretty bad *** IMO,
but everyone shoot me some ideas. kinda wanna stay away from datsun 240/260/280z as those are fairly common, might consider a datsun 510 tho..


so lets hear em.

:edit: pre 75 is ideal but doesnt have to be set in stone, been lookin around at toyotas,datsuns,volvos

 

198x toyota celica they are RWD also.

 

opel GT

 

a datsun 510 would be good to but it would take alot of fabwork to squeeze an lsx into or just use a small northstar v8 and it would work great too.

also look for a bmw 2002

 

luvtruck

 

80s BMW 3 series, I love the little square body look, but it would be a tight fit. Toyota Cressidas from the 80s and early 90s. Look at mini trucks too, they're cheap as hell and light.

 

miata

 

I had one of these, god I wish I had NEVER sold that car.

 

how hard are the opels to find, and how pricey, doesnt look like a cheap car

might end up with a 240/260/280 after lookin around, or a mini truck, tho i kinda wanted a car

i wouldnt mind a luv, but most are total loss rust buckets

 

I wouldn't mind doing a miata swap. Yeah its a girly car but it has really good suspension, its really light and there are several kits and a lot of other people have done all of the research.