Insurance wasn't always as stupid as it is now. In 1992 I bought my first car, a 1977 cutlass supreme with a 350cu " penned the '350 rocket'. That was the most comfortable car I've ever driven - just as comfortable as my dad's old Cadillac brougham - not a bump in the road could be felt.
My insurance was cheap at $300/year, it was the gasoline that 4-barrel carb sucked back that made me broke.
Any pics of that beauty?