American V-8 Engine Trivia -Ford Engines

1-What year and in what car line did Ford introduce it’s first production OHV V-8 engine?
a. 1954, Ford
b. 1952, Lincoln
c. 1953, Mercury
d. None of the above


2-How did the Y-block get it’s name?
a.Because the exhaust manifolds form a “Y”
b.Because the car line it was introduced in was the “Y” series
c. Because the block skirt extended below the crank centerline and form a “Y” when viewed from the end
d.Because when it was introduced, people asked “why”.

3 – What does the engine designation “MEL” stand for?

4-Which Ford Engine is the “top-dog” of torque production?
a.460 4bbl.
b.429 4 bbl.
c.427 SOHC 4bbl.
d.428 SCJ 4 bbl.

5-What was the smallest displacement “90 degree” family V-8 Ford made?

6-Which weighs less, the 289 Ford, or the 283 Chevy?

7-Which engine was rated higher in horsepower?
a.The Boss 302
b.The Shelby 289 of 1967

8-Which Ford engine is “square” meaning the bore and stroke are the same?

9-If you install a 351W crankshaft in a 400 block, what engine do you have?

10- What was the Ford engineering project label assigned to the Boss 429?

11- Which car line had the 460 with the most torque?
a.Ford
b.Mercury
c.Lincoln

12- What year did Richard Petty drive a Ford on the NASCAR circuit?
a. 1972
b. 1964
c. 1969
d. Richard Petty never drove a Ford.

Bonus Question:
Which well-known Ford Factory sponsored driver was penalized by NASCAR and made to start at the rear for a rules infraction at the Riverside race and went on to win after giving Bill France the "finger" on the start?

I'll post the answers Sunday night.

Good luck!

Chuck

 

 

I think 12 is C. It was a talledega torino or something. 351 windsor.

 

Haha- I gotcha, Mil1ion! 400+351w= 351m! The 351c was the same family, but shorter block, different bell, etc. Also, for #11, asking torque, not hp.
Good questions, about the only two I got right, though.

 

Dennis you might want to check your Shelby HP figures. I beleive it was 305 hp. I know he did not state if he was looking for the "R" model which disappeared in '66 but I think hp figures increased in the street cars. I might be eating my own words here.

 

Correct you are... now that I've looked it up.

65-67 Shelby 289
Shelby increased the Ford K code engine from 271 to
306 hp @ 6000 rpm

 

First OHV V-8 from Ford Motor Company went into the 1952 Lincoln, the first Ford with it was the '54. Sorry, Mil1ion!

 

Yep, 12 is C. Petty drove the #43 Petty Talladega, one of the factory Torino Talladegas but they were Boss 429s after NASCAR legalized them part way into the 1969 Grand National season.

Barry

 

1.?

2.?

3.?

4.I was gonna guess the 460

5. 221

6.?

7.b

8.I don't believe any of them are, some say the 400 is but if you figure it out it would accually computes to a 402.

9. One similar to the one in a friend of mines' '79 F-250. He says he's got a 351C (only made '70-'74), a Rockwell tranny(not available in '79). He also claims it is the same block as a 460.

10.?

11.?

12.?

 

And on #11 the torque is right but that was the Lincoln 460 for '68 - '71.

Barry

 

Here are the answers! See how you did!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chuck 6083
[B]American V-8 Engine Trivia -Ford Engines

1-What year and in what car line did Ford introduce it’s first production OHV V-8 engine?

b. 1952, Lincoln



2-How did the Y-block get it’s name?

c. Because the block skirt extended below the crank centerline and form a “Y” when viewed from the end


3 – What does the engine designation “MEL” stand for?

Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln

4-Which Ford Engine is the “top-dog” of torque production?

c.427 SOHC 4bbl. 515 lbs.ft @ 3800 rpm


5-What was the smallest displacement “90 degree” family V-8 Ford made?

221 cu.in.

6-Which weighs less, the 289 Ford, or the 283 Chevy?

The 289 Ford weighs in at less than 475 lbs. including bellhousing and all accessories.

7-Which engine was rated higher in horsepower?

b.The Shelby 289 of 1967

8-Which Ford engine is “square” meaning the bore and stroke are the same?

The 400. 4" bore and 4" stroke. The longest stroke of all Ford engines.

9-If you install a 351W crankshaft in a 400 block, what engine do you have?

351M

10- What was the Ford engineering project label assigned to the Boss 429?

"Blue Crescent Semi-hemi"

11- Which car line had the 460 with the most torque?

c.Lincoln '69-'71 had 500 lbs.-ft@2800 rpm

12- What year did Richard Petty drive a Ford on the NASCAR circuit?

c. 1969


Bonus Question:
Which well-known Ford Factory sponsored driver was penalized by NASCAR and made to start at the rear for a rules infraction at the Riverside race and went on to win after giving Bill France the "finger" on the start?

Perhaps the greatest "natural" race car driver that ever lived IMHO. Parnelli Jones

So how did you do?

From "The Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book 1949-1974" by Peter C. Sessler


Chuck

 

7 out of 12 by memory.

I was sure about the 54 ford though.

Boss Hoss was a slang term by regular people I guess.

I can't find any reference for the 427 being that high .

I still think the 429 was better with almost the same Tq at a lower rpm.

 

And what engine do you have in your truck dennis? FoMoCo.com used to have all sorts of nifty engine specs on their site but I guess they got rid of it. It had a lot of HP and TQ specs for factory performance engines. I'm pretty sure the 427SOHC put out well over 500ft lbs. It did make 657HP@7,500rpm with dual quads and 617HP at 7,500rpm with a single.

 

#5 was a 221 cid/ 65 hp flathead first made in 1932