My very first car (a 58' Dodge) had a 318 in it.. Ditto with my 85 Ramcharger. Every company has had their one "go to" engine... for Chrysler, it was the 318.. simple, rugged, easy to work on.. Actually, I'd be hard pressed to think of another engine that's been around as long as the 318.
There have been other great engines through the years.. 283 , 289, 351 and of course the 409 all come to my mind in a rush... I really miss the engines that you could actually work on yourself without having a degree from Harvard.. Yes, I know that (most of) todays engines are better, last longer and produce higher hp with less emissions than the old engines, but still.....(voice trails off into the distance as I get lost in thought) <sigh>
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.
(Leave the rest to God) 
Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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