Back when I was in college, my daily driver was a 1958 Chevy DelRay coupe with a 235/3 speed drivetrain and a 3.70 rear end. It also had 14" wheels and low profile tires. I drove it home 150 miles just about every weekend at 65-70 MPH, and it would do 80 in a short sprint when needed for passing. Stovebolt engines are a lot tougher than folks think!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!