[olddog]

Although I rode in a SPF with a 385 series BB and I have seen a couple with FE engines, the vast majority of SPF I have seen had Windsor based SB in them. The SPF dealer I have talked to several times over the years has always pushed the Windsor stroker engines pretty hard. I guess that explains that.

ERA has always pushed for a 427 side oiler, but at least put an FE in it pretty please. However if you insist they will set it up for anything. I have never personally seen an ERA that didn't have an FE in it, but I'm sure they exist.

To sum up in a few words (oversimplified), SPF is designed with more modern parts and improvements in mind (off the shelf parts a high priority), and ERA is designed to be close to the original set up, and to use as many original type parts as they could (originality a high priority). Both have good quality.

That having been said, I have never understood why ERA uses a square tube frame, when they put so much emphasis on duplicating the original car. That is the one item that ERA lacks in originality.

ERA is sold as kits and does run the risk of a ID10T assembling it, so do look any car over well. SPF are all factory rollers, but that does not prevent an ID10T from altering it or hacking the drive train, so do look any car over well.

I would own either SPF or ERA without any reservations.