Heh. I can't say I did any better as a 'kid'. Actually worse. Usual patches were pop rivet. LOL.
We had a 63 or 4 Falcon 2 door wagon, 6 with 3 on the tree. Really liked it.
The six is perfect in there.
Never loved the small Ford engine bays. v-8s in a Comet make me claustrophobic.