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The Ford flathead V8 was licensed to other producers. It was used by Simca in France until 1961 and in Brazil until 1964 for cars and until 1990 in the Simca Unic Marmon Bocquet military truck. [6] In the United States, the flathead V8 was replaced by the more modern overhead-valve Ford Y-block engine in 1954.
1 Ford Flathead engine pattern. 2 Lincoln Y-block pattern. ... 239 V8 (post-1948 autos, post 1947 trucks) 255 V8; Lincoln Y-block pattern. 317 V8; 341 V8; 368 V8;
The engine is Ford's 3.062-by-3.75-inch (77.8 by 95.3 mm), 221 in 3 (3,620 cm 3; 3.62 L) 90° flathead V8 Otto (spark ignition) engine. It is liquid-cooled, and consists of five main cast pieces made of a light metal alloy: the engine block with cast-in cylinders, the intake plenum, two flatheads, and a fairly expensive oilpan.
The first generation of the Ford F-Series (also known as the Ford Bonus-Built trucks) is a series of trucks that was produced by Ford Motor Company from the 1948 to the 1952 model years. The introduction of the F-Series marked the divergence of Ford car and truck design, developing a chassis intended specifically for truck use.
1941–1951 226 CID Flathead; 1948–1953 254 CID Flathead used in buses and two ton trucks; 1952–1964 OHV (215, 223, 262) 215-223 used in car and non-HD pickups. 262 used in HD trucks only. 144 CID straight-6 in a 1964 Ford Falcon. 1960–1993 (Longer in Australia) 'Falcon Six' OHV (144, 170, 200, 250) car usage.
A crossflow T-head sidevalve engine The usual L-head arrangement Pop-up pistons may be used to increase compression ratio Flathead with Ricardo's turbulent head. A flathead engine, also known as a sidevalve engine [1] [2] or valve-in-block engine, is an internal combustion engine with its poppet valves contained within the engine block, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve ...
By 1948, the famous Ford Flathead V8 had been developed about as far as it could go, [1] [better source needed] and it was antiquated by the early 1950s. [2] Ford was the most conservative of the major automakers, holding onto older designs longer than GM or Chrysler, but market forces pushed Ford to develop new designs in the 1950s. [2]
For 1949, the Ford car line was redesigned from the ground up; only the powertrain and 114-inch wheelbase were retained from the 1941-1948 generation. The Ford adopted a drop-center ladder frame; to further modernize its design, the transverse-leaf front and rear suspension (a feature in use since the Model T) was retired, replaced by a coil ...