[rsavage]

Thanks all for the nice comments. It's funny how we gain an affinity for a particular car or engine. When I was a kid, my Dad had a '59 impala with a 348. Black with a red interior. I thought that car and engine were the best things out there. In High School, a local younger guy ( a few years older than me - out of HS and working) had a red '62 SS with a 409 4 speed. I just loved the sound and sight of that car as he pulled out and ran through the gears past my house on a daily basis. I'd stop what I was doing and watch him until the car disappeared. So, I have had it in the back of my mind for a long time that I needed a W block car. It has taken a long time and a circuitous route to end up with one. Can't wait to drive it.