A body sports car handling

Absolutly false.... a suspension rebuild, with decent parts, a slight bar rate increase and a decent front sway bar and modern rubber, and these cars will handle as good as anything with comparable weight.. There are some guys who think you need to spend 9K on a aftermarket suspension to handle....

If you honestly believe that I can't believe you've never pushed either type to or beyond it's limits. I'll put my '97 completely stock suspension Neon up against anything someone cares to throw in with a similar power to weight ratio and prove that wrong. I've built road cars out of old cars. You can make them better. You can't make them equal to a modern car.