Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

you fucking kidding me?!?
it ran an industrial 6 cyl tank engine designed during the depression.

LS1 swap is all sorts of win because:
-cheap, simple and light!
-stupid amount of aftermarket go fast bits
-bolt-in super easy, stock k-frame and powersteering
-little mod to driveshaft
-easy mix of ls1 power steering and a/c to jag parts
-ls1 rad straight in with twin fans (run cool all-day)
-with mafless tune and decent exhaust 300hp allday
-add baby cam and heads, 300+hp easy
-fuel consumption 12l/100k's, compared to stock 25l/100k's

You might get away with dismissing a twin overhead cam straight 6 engine that won Le Mans several times over as an "industrial tank engine" if you didn't then stick in something that still uses pushrods.