Boo, where were you in '62? Of course I wasn't even born,
62 was the year my dad wrecked the first hot rod I have a clear memory of: A 1941 Chev coupe with a screamin hot 270 jimmy six. My first car was a 51 chev sedan delux with a 58 235 that had fentons and dual rochesters.
One big drawback to building an older chev or jimmy six is that you can go to the wrecking yard and buy a 350 that will produce more horsepower than a really hot 261 or 270. And it will cost A LOT less. However, I personally would never put anything as pedestrian as a 350 in an AD truck, but that's just me, and it ain't my truck we're talking about.
Boo
