More Torque than Hp?

I'm still reminded of those long stroke/ tiny bore generic GM's produced, loads of torque, but not so fast, even on the street.
Mopar always had a interesting bore/stroke/rod length/valve angle thing going on. A Chevy racer friend always bragged about his 6" rod motors. "Hell, my 273 has 6.125 rods from the factory". That pissed him off! LOL