
Hitler took 58 days to invade Ukraine. If the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war lasted the same, it would have ended in April 22, 2022
u/Naomi62625 — 1 day ago

Notice that I said 8 cylinder, not V8. That's because those cars actually had prewar inline-8 engines, instead of more modern V8s. The Pontiac V8 engine would be introduced only by the mid 1950s.
If the design is good enough, why change it?