Buy a racing puma then keep your head on ebay and other places and buy up one of each of the rare parts, can be done cheaply enough and youll soon have enough to rebuild one.

As for driving, ive driven my mums enough times to have an opinion and they are a car i both love and hate. they can be an absolute pig in the wet or snow and on rough roads the steering will pull and jar you to the point where you are walking like a pensioner after a long journey. BUT, on 99% of the roads you will be on and most of the time youre driving it you will have such a hoot, the handling is ridiculous, ive yet to (and i doubt you could on a std engine) run out of grip or breaking capability when driving it and the it makes such a racket that every journey is such a laugh and an adventure. Ive also yet to find another car where im so perfectly sat for driving.

Ignore what people say, having been around one for 5-6 years the brakes dont need rebuilding every year, once a year ours are taken off and cleaned and thats it, ours only squeaks when reversing and apart from that offer simply amazing stopping power.