Back in the day (early 70's for you young people!!!) I had a '68 RR with a 383 w/440 heads, and 4 spd (early model w/Hurst shifter). Lots of street racing in it....until insurance renewal...O.K. said the salesman, "it's a RR, 4 spd, you're young, single, so you pay the max premium" Crap says I, too much $, can't afford it, so along comes my bud, and said..."I'll trade you for my '64 Plymouth Savoy, I'm tired of it now, my wife wants a newer car, and insurance is cheap". It was a 2 dr sedan, V-8, autobox, at least that's what I told the insurance company! I reality it was a 440cu in, balanced & blueprinted, an Art Carr autotrans, w/4.11 gears.
What a car! Way faster than the RR, even on a bad day!!!!! Lots of good steet racing after the swap! So, there's my old street racing story.