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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.
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 standard J2 engine in Britain was the 3.6 L flathead V8 engine from the Ford Pilot, delivering 85 hp. [7] [8] A 4.4 L Mercury V8, delivering 110 hp was also available. [9] American enthusiasts modified their cars by fitting an Oldsmobile, Chrysler, or Cadillac V8. [4] [10] J2s exported to the United States were shipped without engines. [11]
The top of the range Montclair V8 came with a higher specification version that was rated 198 bhp (148 kW) at 4,400 rpm and 282 lb⋅ft (382 N⋅m) at 2,500 rpm. 1955 would be the only model year that Mercury would use the 292 in version of the Y-Block, with it being replaced by the larger 312 in engine for the 1956 model year. [3]
The Ford line of cars was updated in 1937 with one major change — the introduction of an entry-level 136 cu in (2.23 L) V8 in addition to the popular 221 cu in (3.62 L) flathead V8. The model was a refresh of its predecessor, the Model 48 (itself based on the Model 40A ) and was the company's main product.
The Ford GAA engine is an American all-aluminum 32-valve DOHC 60-degree liquid-cooled V8 internal combustion engine with a flat-plane crank.It was designed and produced by the Ford Motor Company before and during World War II.
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