Huh don't see my last post here.
I've driven 300equipped Ford's before, (never owned one) and they weren't bad to drive power wise
My brother owned a 79 f150 2wdwith a 300 and 3 on the tree, 3.00 gear out back. Started easy, ran strong but it would not go over 45 MPH
No matter what he did to it.
He got it from a local mom and pop car lot. About 6 months after he got it we were somewhere, and some guy came up to my brother, and asked if that was his truck.turns out it was the PO of that truck /// the reason he traded it was because of the 45 MPH max thing.
We ended up putting a 351C in it out of an older car. And a granny gear 4 speed. That thing would go like a bat outta He11 after that. No more 45 mph limitation