[Chevyland]

All true
The chevy 350 small block is one of the best designed engines ever
But
There is another difference of the ones from our era
And
The Ls engines of today
About 200k miles
Reliably 100k on ours,before a rebuild
Reliably 300k on today's , before you throw it away

Back then the trucks outlasted the engines
Today the engines outlast the trucks

I myself would not do an Ls swap
Or
Even if I see a Very desirable fully restored truck
That has an Ls swap, I pass over it
I like originality

But
On the other hand
If I was younger and had a budget to have one truck
That I would use all the time
And I found one that wasn't so high optioned from the factory
I see the allure to that engine