What would you build?

As long as we're dreaming, I'd like to do a 53 Studebaker Starliner coupe. Stuff a 351 crate motor in it, 6 spd manny, update the suspension, especially in the rear where a Jaguar IRS assembly would be welcome. Replace the headlights with those from an older 911 and ditch the front bumper.

Helped a couple of guys do these with 327s when I was first learning. The hotter one was a 327/365 and would top 150 with a 3spd overdrive without a problem. It's also why a spec'd a 351. The rear distributors were hell to reach once the engine was in the car.