And that was a mighty fine engine. Some motors develop a reputation for reliability—and that was one. The chr slant 6 and ford 300/6 come to mind.
Yep, and the holy grail of reliability, the Kaiser/Nash design that became the Rambler, then AMC, then Chrysler, then the Jeep fuel injected 4.0 inline 6 up until the early 2000s. :)