mine was a 72 Chevelle Malibu.. had 130,000 on the sbc 350 and smoked badly with no power.. swapped the engnine within 1 month of buying it, knew I had to do the engine when I bought it. This was back in 82 so the car was actually still decent..LOL
That was my first solo engine swap as well
, I was 18 and fresh out of high school.. that car was a blast ! We terrorized southern New Hampshire in it, was green with black SS stripes.