1967 ~ Barracuda 383-S and Dart GTS-383 ~ 280 HP 'How can this be.'

I had a 1968 GTS 383 4spd. I bought it from an older gentleman at work and asked him why he purchase it. He went to Prince Dodge in Inglewood, CA. He was 60 years old when I bought it from him(with an inch of dust on it in his garage). He told me he test drove a 68 Hemi Dart at the same dealer around the block and that he had to apply to brakes throughout the whole test drive. When I asked him why he picked the 68 383 Dart he said he drove all big block offerings from all manufacturers. He chose the 383 GTS. White. 4spd. Stripe delete. Dog Dish hub caps. He was so essentric that he installed switches to over ride the reverse backup lights. He was an Aerospace engineer so he was looking for power to rate ratio. I guess the early offering 1969 Chevy Nova 396 didn't do it for him. That 383 Dart was fast. With its stock exhaust manifolds. So I bought the car from him. I paid $1200 in 1986. I sold it in 1988 for a 1970 Challenger T/A. Which I sold in 1994.
Now I'm depressed.