Is it just me, or is a google search suggesting those are big money?
Lovely little thing though. Which engine are you planning on putting in?
It will have a 365ci Cadillac V8 (1956) initially, while we rebuild a more period correct 331ci Cadillac V8 for the future.
These are both being paired with a 3 speed transmission from a Cadillac Lasalle. This combination was used from new as many cars were shipped engine-less to the US where engines were in plentiful supply.
The 365ci and even a later 390ci version were used later on but never, as far as we know, in any new or competition cars. To get the FIA papers for the car it will have to have the 331ci in it.
It’s really important to maintain originality with this sort of car, but it gets progressively more difficult as proper period parts get harder to obtain.
Hopefully, next year, I’ll be driving this at Prescott La Vie En Bleu (where I crashed the J2 in 2018!). J2 is pretty much back in one piece now, so we should have both cars together by then.