Smaller, more agile, just an easier automobile all around. A little power can go a long ways.... And for the performance guys (definitely strait line) it is a tried and true platform so you can always start researching for answers or ideas.
I have said it many times and my dad will also until they throw dirt on him that when he first drove a 340 A body in the 60's he was hooked. And further more when someone showed up with one at the street scene there was about to be a disappointed owner in the other lane in more cases than not.....
