you are not mistaken. that is a ford 302. the badging on the back said 302i, which was awesome. i could catch up with them on the corners, but they would lose me in the straights, so i was never able to make a pass stick. it had an auto, cant remember which one, and they had to completely rebuild the firewall to fit it. there was only enough room in the footwell for one foot on the gas, and the other foot on the brake.