Up until Monday afternoon, I had a 1964 HP stamped 413 engine on a stand in my shop. It appeared to be a 52 year old virgin. It had 516 heads on it, the block did not appear to be cracked in the valley and it turned over easily. It had been left on an engine stand in a corner of the shop 2 years ago by the son of the previous homeowner. One of my neighbors called and wanted it for a Duster drag project he has started. So I called the owner of the engine, he said he would not come up from California to reclaim it and therefore it was mine. I already have a Cab Burge built 440 race engine and a backup '77 440 truck block, so the only reason I would want it was for the steel crank. So I gave it to my neighbor, stand and all.

Find yourself a running 440 to build from a truck or motorhome and leave the 426 to someone that needs a block to build for a class racer.