$40,000 usd to spend....

[Vansquish]

Ok...well I don't actually have the cash, but my dad's looking for a car for about that much. He has an SCCA racing license of one sort or another, so he's a pretty competent driver. What should we get?

Some of the ideas I've come up with are:

New cars:
-Mazda RX8
-Nissan 350Z
-Mustang Cobra

used:
-Corvette/Z06 (probably have to get a 1yr old)
-BMW M3 or M5 or Z3M etc...
-Porsche Boxster/Boxster S
-Porsche 993
-Lotus Esprit

classics:
-Detomaso Pantera
-Shelby Cobra (it would have to be a replica at this price but who cares?)
-an older Mustang/Camaro/Corvette etc...muscle/pony car (my dad is partial to the '67 corvette cuz he worked on the production line installing interior trim)

a bit out of the range but still possible
CAV GT (the best GT40 replica on the market...I'd have to figure out a way of getting the price down to about $60k, so it's not very likely)