Why the 318 is a phenomenal engine...

A few years ago, I inherited, from my son, a D100/318/904w a 2800TC/3.55s/ and with 235/75-15s on it at 29".. That engine used to be the winter engine for my 68 Barracuda. It has a 4bbl and was fresh when I sold it to him. The engine was powerful enough to cause serious wheel-hop, so I fixed that.
It was a fun truck for my young son for over five years. But the only way the tires would spin was to stuff it into a turn going too fast, then gas it and hope for the best, lol. And there is not one panel on that truck, that does not bear the witness marks of how many times, it didn't work out for him; gosh, he sure tried to copy his ol' man. Well maybe jus one panel is still straight, namely, the roof, but I haven't actually checked.