Its sad the EPA regulations have made engine manufacture so difficult. There's nothing like a big capacity motor for lugging down in my opinion. Now we have to make do with a highly stressed 2L turbo engine producing 200HP.
The local engine rebuilder says the small Yanmars people have replaced the big old Listers with just don't last like a bigger under-stressed engine.
We have a Dodge AT4-575 tray truck on the farm that I'm doing a rolling restoration as funds permit and it has the Chrysler 318 V8 engine fitted with a New Process 4 speed gearbox. Its amazing how much low down torque it has compared to a modern engine.
The other old style V8 I'm partial to is the Rover V8, which was originally a GM design before Rover bought it out.
Here's a few clips of the 3.5L Rover V8 in a Triumph TR7V8 rally car:
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