Seems like a waste of a 273 to sell some snake oil

Hmmm, I remember those commercials in the 90's.
It's funny though that they used a 273.
When I rebuilt the front end of the Valiant I pulled the oil pan off the 273 and dropped the oilpump and pickup. The pickup was full...and I mean FULL....of pine needles, small rocks, and chunks of valve stem seals. There were even exterior trim nuts in the valley under the intake!! Keep in mind I drove it like this from Feb 2011 till Aug of 2012!
Don't really think it was the Pro Long...just think it's the durability and toughness of the 273.
My friend who helped me do the front couldn't believe and still can't believe that 7 months later of discovering all that in the pickup that the thing is still alive!! He's deemed it indestructable....he's mostly a Ford guy too. LOL