CNC-Dude, in a certain way our inline sixes are like your small blocks. In the late sixes thru the seventies we had commercialy availabe V-8s, the brazilian Ford Maverick, Galaxie and the Dodge Dart Family. The Ford F-100 and the 67/74 Galaxies, came equiped with the 272/292 Y-Block. later 75/83 versions of Galaxies and F-100 with the 302 windsor family. The Maverick was equiped only with the 302, but some previous versions with a Willys-Overland (a long story) inline 6, and the 2.3 inline four. Mopar equiped their cars and pickups with the 318 LA family v-8s. I believe in Argentina, they did'nt have v-8s, only inline sixes, both from chevrolet and chrysler of the 250 and slant six families, respectively. In argentina they produce excelent parts for the 250/292, from cams to pistons and rods. One of the most proeminent race car/engine bilders of latin america, Oreste Berta built a 12 port head in the 60's and 70's. Berta was also known for his four cam, 32 valve Formula 1 v-8 engine,designed to compete head to head with the Cosworth dfv, but the project dyed in the 70s due to lack of funds. Juan Manuel Fangio, another famed racer from the pampas, used to race a 1940 Coupe "carretera", in the mid 50s that was equiped with a souped up 235 inline 6.
