Let’s hear a 340 story

I bought a 68 Barracuda from a good friend back in the early 70's. It was a 340 4 speed car that was his DD, he & his then wife were discussing starting a family & agreed that they needed a more sensible DD. When I got the car, the clutch assembly was toasted, it needed a good tune up & tires. I went through it on my weekends getting it put back right. After I got it where I thought it should be, I took it to the local street races. I lost a couple of times before I learned to launch a 4 speed car. From there it became a terror on the streets & ran 12.20's to 12.30's at the strip. I got a few adult beverages in me one night & was road racing a plastic car. Some how I managed to run the car off into a drainage ditch & totaled it. I still have the 340 & 4 speed, I'm waiting on the perfect A body to put it in.