I like your Champion, too. The bullet nose never appealed to me enough to hunt one down, but it's cute.
How does the horsepower compare to S.Bend's later offerings? Our Lark has the 289 Jet in it. Used to have a 4 barrel Holley, but Dad hoicked it out and put a Maserati injection system in it . . . runs great. Believe it or not, it just drops in. (Nope, the Red Bug's not a Concours car . . . :-D )
Aarrggh!
I'm gonna have weird dreams tonight.