The "Throw Away 318"

@Dartswinger70 - I don’t think anybody said a 318 can do what a 340 does.
True, but what is the owner's intended use? A restored car for conours, fairly restored for show and shine, a strong running street car for taking out to dinner, cruises and show and shines or a mostly race car. As the owner, it is your dime. How is the budget for toys? Most of us have pinch the nickels a bit. Big block cars and rag tops are usually big ticket items to get. The high performance small block models are next while the bread and butter cars of our salad days are generally still sort of affordable. I have my eye on a Challenger. Supposedly not original engine or dash. I will just keep checking to see what may come about. Looks to be a 318 car, but that does not pose a problem for me.
If I want a real fast car, I would get a Lotus 7 kit, a 3.3L turbo Buick V6 Indy engine ( you can purchase freshened pickled engines) and a sequential transaxle and let them mate up.