408 Stroker Short Block Details: Blueprint Engines

In 1976 at 19 years old and a PFC in the Army my first overseas tour was Heidelberg Germany. It was at Telephone Operations as an installer for the major command centers. I had a OD Green 1969 Dodge A100 318 3 on the tree. It was an empty shell except 1 steel shelf rack and a 6 foot step ladder inside.
Every morning I had to load up with telephones and my tools and drive 9 miles to a smaller city telephone exchange to work. About once a week some old German man in a BMW or Merc would try to pass me at a stoplight when the road Y'ed down to 1 lane. The German RED light went from RED to RED/YELLOW then Green so that was like a 'Pro Tree' timing light. That Dodge van never lost. It was not USA fast but it was faster than those 1960-1970's BMW's.