The 260 and 289 "Windsor" small-block Ford engine used a thin-wall cast iron block with a separate timing chain cover, made from aluminum. This feature differentiates it from later "Cleveland", or "335-series" engines, that used an integrated timing cover cast into the block. All Windsors used...
by Society Staff - reprint with permission only History of 260 and 289 The Ford Windsor engine is a 90-degree small-block V8. It was introduced in 1962, replacing the old Ford "Y-block" engine. Though not all of the engines in this family were produced at the Windsor, Ontario engine plant, in fact...
We can look back at the forty-plus years that the 221-351 Ford V8 was installed in cars – not to mention that you can still buy one as a crate engine even today and marvel at how versatile the compact design was – powering everything from a mundane Ford sedan to an Indianapolis race car. But how...
221-255-260-289-302-and 351 Windsor Engines Ford's Small Block V-8 was first introduced in 1962 for use in the new Ford Fairlane and Mercury Meteor intermediates. It was a departure from previous Ford engines in that it was small — only 20" wide across the exhaust manifolds, excluding flanges. For...
by Wild About Cars Staff - reprint with permission only The smallest FE block Ford was the 332 (331.8) cid version introduced in 1958. It had a bore of 4.00" and a stroke of 3.30". It was used in Ford-branded cars in 1958 and 1959, US and Canadian-built Edsels in 1959, and in export-configured...
by Society Staff - reprint with permission only The Ford FE V8 engine was used so extensively that we decided to break the description into three segments: early passenger car applications, late passenger car applications, and truck applications. Introduction The Ford FE engine was the company's...
by Wild About Cars Staff - reprint with permission only The 352 was Introduced in 1958 as part of the "Interceptor" (high performance) line of FE engines. The 352 has an actual displacement of 351.9 CID. It is a stroked 332 with 3.50" stroke while retaining the 332's 4.00" bore. 1958: In its...
by Wild About Cars Staff - reprint with permission only The 361 CID was primarily used in the1958-59 Edsel and later in 1968-75-6 Ford Trucks. It has a bore of 4.046" and the 352 CID stroke of 3.500". 1958 - 1959: The 361 V8 was called the E-400 in reference to its torque rating. It was standard...
by Society Staff - reprint with permission only The 390 CID V8, which is actually 390.06 CID, had a bore of 4.05" and stroke of 3.785". 1961: The 390 was introduced for the 1961 year in Ford passenger cars. It became the most common FE engine as it was produced from that date until 1971. The...
The 406 CID engine was released in mid-1962 as a high performance engine - replacing the 390 high performance engine. It was not fitted in vehicles in any other configuration, unlike the 352 and 390 before it. New, more efficient, cylinder heads were fitted for the first time since the...
by Society Staff -reprint with permission only 427 CID Ford's 427 V8 was introduced in 1963 as a replacement for the 406 CID engine. Like the 406, it was only available in high performance applications. The true displacement of the 427 was actually 425 cubic inches, but Ford called it the "427"...
by Society Staff -reprint with permission only 428 CID The largest FE-series engine was the 428 CID engine. Depending the 428 CID V-8 was a stroked 406 CID V-8. Its bore and stroke was 4.13"x 3.98". The 428 was introduced in 1966, in two configurations. The standard 428 used the standard FE-series...
The 410 was a stroked 390 CID, using the new 428 CID crankshaft and rods. It is unclear why Mercury chose to use this version when at the same time the new 428 was available. It is rumored that these engines were basically 390 CID blocks that were merely fitted with the 428 CID crankshaft at the...
Race Engine Only - The 427 CID SOHC Version The Ford Single Overhead Cam (SOHC) 427 V8 engine, familiarly known as the "Cammer," was released in 1964 to maintain NASCAR dominance and to counter the Chrysler 426 Hemi engine. The engine was based on the high performance 427 side-oiler block,...
277 Through 318 A Series Polyspherical Head V8s As is well known, the first OHV V8 engine produced by Chrysler Corporation was the original "Hemi", actually called the "double rocker" V8. While this engine had great power potential and volumetric efficiency, the hemispherical head and complex...
The Polyspheric Head Explained To address the cost, complexity, and weight issues that were hallmarks of the Hemi design, Chrysler substituted a polyspherical-shaped combustion chamber, with valves activated by a single rocker shaft. The shaft was centered between the valves and actuated intakes...
Brand Home General Year Information The 1962 Oldsmobiles were introduced on September 22, 1961. The turbocharged F-85 Jetfire was announced late in the model year, in April 1962. J. F. Wolfram was the head of the Oldsmobile Division. The F-85 styling was only slightly tweaked, more so to identify...
Brand Home General Year Information In 1955 the '54 look was further softened and the grille took on a more oval shape with, as before, the more massive bumper completing the circle. The front fenders were peaked above the headlights, the wheel openings were more oval-like, and their trailing...
Brand Home General Year Information A rather complete styling change was made across the board for Oldsmobile in 1954 with the car losing some of its blockiness and showing a more rounded appearance. One of the most noticeable 1954 features was the "panoramic" wrap-around windshield previewed on...
The Oldsmobile Story Oldsmobile is the oldest continuing car marque in the US. The Olds Motor Company was incorporated in 1897 and was founded by Ransom E. Olds with an initial capital investment of $50,000.00, a considerable sum back then. In that year, the company produced 4 automobiles....
The Nissan L series of automobile engines ranged from 1.3 L to 2.8 Liters in both I-4 and I-6 configurations and were produced from 1967 through 1986. This was the engine used in the Datsun 240Z sports car, the Datsun 510, and the first Nissan Maxima. The design is often incorrectly attributed to...
Here are additional photos of Muscle and Performance Cars in the Lingenfelter Collection as of 4/25/2014.
Proudly shown at the 2018 Detroit Autorama show, James Kryta' fully restored 1968 Hurst Olds was a crowd and judges pleaser. The back-to-original condition H/O won 1st in its class and Best Restored Original.An Award-winning 1968 Hurst Olds -- James Kryta's fantastic H/OIn 1968, the horsepower...
By Society Staff – reprint with permission only Few of us were around (or old enough to recall) the big news for 1959 at Chrysler – the Hemi was gone! Though still available in the Imperial, the big bad 392 was history, replaced by the “RB” 413. Know this, Chrysler took a lot of heat from the...
