Yes, That is not uncommon if you scan through the records. There could be many causes, people moving up in class and simply sticking a blower on a N/A engine, fewer people have experience with blown engines,or even people who have more money than brains. Sometimes it just takes a while to sort out a new setup.
No matter a four cylinder '60s design boat motor pushing a ton and a half '50s design full size car at 130+ MPH impresses me. What might my 3/4 ton roadster be like with virtually the same engine? Fun at least.
"I wonder if God created man because he was disappointed in the monkey?" Mark Twain
