Once read an article about the Small Block Chev design, being a competitor, to replace the Flathead Ford, in 1954, Ford cars. The MUCH heavier "Y" Block won out.
IF SO, the S.B. was designed by a FORD TEAM??
Bill W.
Wow! Never heard that one before! Must be a rumor started by those cannabis smokers. They're a mixed up bunch, for sure!