My blue '64 has 1600 miles on it now, since springtime.
I just installed a Deano shifter last weekend in it, replacing my copper bent Hurst.
Right now the car has a stock 4:37 tranny and a slightly hot rodded 1600. By that, I mean
* Deano DCN kit/linkage
" Santana power pulley
" Bosch 019 disty
* Extractor/dual QP's with stock heater boxes
It ran a 18.9 in the quarter! Not a firebreather.
I'm in the process of trying to decide what to update the drivetrain to. On one hand, I could build an "internet" combo and just order up a Rancho trans and a 2332/IDA motor, and on the other hand I could try to use my cool old parts and build more of a "period" type drivetrain.
I most likely will be putting those Deano copy wheels on it, too. The ones Dean Kirsten has posted about.