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[67GTA]

Is it a 427 or 390?

It’s a 390

 

[k98dave]

Actually it was only because was a fit issue with oil pans etc on the old hot rod Ford chassis.

Your points are valid.
Back In the day most hot rods had small block Chevy engines. A Ford in a Ford was not that common. The 350 and 350 combo were run in everything from a 23Tbucket to a chopped Merc. Why? HP per dollar.
Personally I like my Chevy in my Chevy and my ford engines in my Ford’s. It’s just preference. Nothing more.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Actually it was only because was a fit issue with oil pans etc on the old hot rod Ford chassis.

Not the only reason.
There were pans you could use to move the oil sump an many applications. The most common reasons were cost and availability. A used small block was dirt cheap, parts to hot rod it were cheap and everywhere.