Quote Originally Posted by glennsexton View Post
Ouch! Let's hope that doesn't happen.

The 14010207 was the tip off for this being a GM 350 motor.

Funny how we "evolve" to certain pre-conceived mind sets for hot rods and such. All my "regular cars" have been Fords for years - LTD station wagons and Econoline vans when we had kids at home. I put 250K miles on a 95 Explorer and am driving a 02 Expedition with 150K miles on it. The wife has a 04 Mountaineer and we've had the best of service from these vehicles.

My hot rods have all been Chevys - Corvette, Chevelles and now the little 63 Nova. I think back when I started buying hot rod stuff, the GM parts just seemed more available and less expensive.

I gotta say that the distributer up front certainly was an idea that GM should have copied!!

Regards,
Glenn
Let's carry that analysis to the entire old car hobby in overview. In the category of "street rod", hot rod, whatever you prefer to name "old" cars, 1948 and older is COMPLETELY dominated by popularity of Ford brand cars. For the years 1949 to 1954 it's a little muddled, with Ford products being a bit stronger, but a good case could be made that GM products were gaining strength. Then the "COSMIC MOMENT" hit.....................the introduction of the 1955 Chevrolet................immediate sea change in brand preference for both body style and engine choice (one notable exception would be '65 to '70 Mustangs). Well, at least up to the '72 model year...............after that.................who really cares?