[RalphG]

I won't disagree that the Ford six was a fine engine but for me a six just does not excite me like a V8. Partly because, as a kid, any Ford we ever knew up to 1955 was a V8. Far as I know the six was not an option for cars here in Canada til 55. I have no doubt your 215 six would outrun my old 255 flathead Mercomatic but for me, theres just no replacement for that V8 rumble.