I remember looking at a new Hurst SC/rambler back in '69, but then picked up a very slightly used '69 340 Swinger in November of '69.
I liked the fact that the SC/rambler was 'different' with the styling and paint scheme - and it wasn't a Chevy or Ford like all of my buddies had.
But I was much better off picking up the 340 Swinger. The (so-called) 275-horse 340 would blow the doors off the 390-powered SC/rambler, and big-block Chevelles on Whittier Blvd. back then. The quick-revving 340 would always get them out of the hole and the race was over before the big-blocks started to get into their power.
Yeah, it was a fun time to grow up!
