Do Early A-Bodies Truly Have Lower Profile Hoods?
If you put a slanty225 on the garage floor, and stand it up vertical, Its monster tall. They would have needed a pretty big powerbulge to cover it. Probably not the best idea for a grocery-getter.
Those early As do have a pretty short hood to K dimension, which you will find out PDQ when you put a V8 in there with a high-rise intake.