too bad the "muscle car" died as Ma Mopar began to replace the 340 with the 360. I read an article where Larry Sheppard mentions some interested things that would have made the 360 revered as the 340.
Too bad when the 71 340 and 360 were introduced they didn't drop a forged 3.51 stroke crank intro a 340 block and dropped the 340. I wonder what the debate would be then?