The first dragster I built was a 4130 kit I bought in 1968, for $ 150.00 from H&L Metals in Signal Hill, CA. Bought a NEW Vertex magenito from Joe Hunt for $ 135.00. My, my, have times, and $$$ changed !! However, at that time, I was making $ 3.00 hr. Guess Einstein was right, all things are relative. Is H&L Metals in Signal Hill, CA still around