That old Chev/Ford chestnut

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

One, you can resonably understand the distributor.

One, you can tune without removing the distributor and being lucky enough to have the timing contraption.

One, you can realistically find motor electical parts without paying through the nose to some American exchange service.

One has a pretty 8 cylinder rumble, but one must keep half an ear cocked for that valve tap which means a major, head and valve cover operation.

One needs to pull the motor to change the clutch.

Not quite, but alost the same for the water pumps.

One runs hot and craps out as a result when it's the most embarrassing.

Cosmetically? They're both butt ugly, that's why I love them.