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These shots are from my old highschool buddies engine shop in Smiths Falls, Ontario.
Tim was experimenting with lift, ratios and bending push rods in his Dart's 440 WAY back in the mid '70's and is still at it all these years later... less the push rod bending that is! Has his two Son's fully...
I think you've made a mistake in your calcs.
For 4.10 gears with a 26" tire I get 2,900 rpm at 70 mph with a .78 O/D, and 3,700rpm with a 1:1 ratio at the same mph.
Was 7 in 58 and the Edsel came out.....went ape over it and the local dealer was giving away friction motor cars and I had to have one. Dad hated Ford products and didn't want to take me to 'get that promo' car but he relented and I got that car.
When I was 11 years old, a shirt tail relative of mine bought a new turquoise and white 57 Plymouth 2 door hardtop. She was drop dead gorgeous and so was her Plymouth. She gave me a ride to school a couple times in it. It had a factory record player. I though it was the nicest car on the planet...