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I've seen a lot of Buick Nailheads in them and a few Pontiac V8s and Olds and Cad V8's I've got a 350R out of a 76 Seville that I would stick in a 48/53 GMC in a second if I found one and it may go in the 51 1=1/2 ton with a matching Turbo 400 behind it just because I have it.
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This is where I think the difference really shows up. Some people are happy following the recipe. The ingredients used to include SBC but these days they include LS just as often. And honestly that's not a problem. The chefs who really want to experiment use something different and see if anyone has a taste for the end result. Personally I think building a turbocharged 3800 powered truck using 95-ish F car parts would be fun. Plenty of power and lightweight, too. And I know I'd draw interesting comments using something like the LDK turbocharged 4 cylinder Ecotec. Old truck fans don't generally accept a four cylinder making 345hp/310 ft/lbs where a 185 HP v8 used to sit.