..... In our neighborhood, the car to own was a 57 Chevy either “candy apple red” or “black”(custom paint, not factory). But, they had the little 283’s bored out to 302’s, ported heads, high lift cam, dual quads, pistons, headers and they were hot and with a slight lift kit they looked super hot!!
Interiors were always all tricked out with rolled and pleated seats etc; etc;
“...little 283s bored out to 302s...”
Wouldn’t that essentially be the same motor that powered the first Z28 Camaro in 1969?