Quote Originally Posted by DennyW

The reason there are so many Chevys, is because they are popular, easy to work on, parts are cheap because of the volume of them, and anyone can build one.

Youre absolutely right. They didn't become so popular or reach such high volume for no reason. You mentioned several of them right there. i'd say its a safe bet small block Chevys will rule the hot rod world for another 50 years for these same reasons.