And today you can get a 427 small block with aluminum heads and rule the best of both worlds. :)
Yes, but none of those problems involved power, suspension, or steering. The rest of the car was "buggy" and re-tweaked for 1969 - but performance wise the 68 and 69 are pretty much identical critters. (given 8" rims on both).
-W ('68 - and loving it)