Pass anything on the road but a gas station...
it'd probably be faster through the autocross than the LTD
I think you'd want to try and pick it up for $800... just so you have room in the budget for all the paint you're going to be buying?
Is dragging if home from Texas in the budget?
iirc, "shipping cost" for vehicles (but not parts? I don't have that part memorized) is budget exempt...
which is part of how John Welsh has dragged 3 (?) challenge cars from FL to OH