my friend had a 1968 barracuda with a very powerfull 340 in it. It was really scary off the line. I couldn't believe, at the time, a smallblock could pull like that.
I almost bought a 1968 Valiant body (no drivetrain) all setup for a bigblock. Everything was new and all it needed was the engine, trans and the gears/shafts for the 8 3/4 axle.
I offered $300.00 for it. Seriously, the guy that owned it could never have made it run. He turned me down. I told him the offer was good for 1 day only. After that he was on his own. My friend and I wanted to make a bracket car out of it. 😀
LOL, he called me a week later asking me if I wanted the car. I told him, nope. The offer was only good for 1 day. Last I heard it went to the scrap yard.