Not exactly a picture of a mega motor, more a weird idea hatched in the depths of what passes for my mind....
Sitting in a friends shed is a '72 VH Charger...very good body and interior, no motor or box. I might do something with it one day, but the engine got me thinking.
I looked at the Ecotec V6 in my VS series 2 and wondered and did some measurements. It would fit fine, and at 205 or so horsepower standard, it is putting out the same power as a stock 2-barrel 265 Valiant Hemi six cylinder.
That would put the wind up a few Mopar boys...and Ecotec-powered Charger!
Of course, in one of my sons "AutoSalon" magazines, there is a wrecker doing all sorts of good stuff from Japan, complete front cuts and engine and box packages...things like RB26DETT engines and twin turbo goodies for quite reasonable prices...
in a "Just Cars" magazine I also saw a Commodore VS wagon fitted with a Lexus quad-cam alloy V8 and supra gearbox. Looks to fit quite nicely and anything that gives a strong "What the...?" factor when you pop the bonnet has to be good...