.509 Purple cam in my want to buy 1971 Scamp

292/508 MP cam will be a dog on low end torque and with 3.55's. A 4-spd tranny is really best with the 508 cam and 3.91/4.10 gears.

Beautiful car but swap the cam to something more streetable like a Comp Cam 274 or 280H or a Lunati Voodoo cam.