I think you are right, but cool is just cool and that goes for a flatty, they are just cool old motors, the top of the heap being a Ardun motor, sure they might not be as powerful as a late model but cool factor is a lot of rodding. I would trade my blown small block for a less powerful blown Ardun motor anyday!! Just think at one point the cross fire fuel injection in the 80's vettes was the top dog, 30 years later its not much more than a paper weight but the flatty was cool and still is cool in my opinion, though its true I would want mine to be able to do highway speeds as well.