Is it just me, or are 460 engines hard to find? I've been looking for one to put in my '77 F100 with no luck. Junkyards dont even have cores. I thought these were fairly common. Can anybody give me some ideas about where to look maybe online? I live in Mississippi. Just looking for a stock engine.

 

They are out there, sometimes you have to buy an old car or truck to get one of them. I found all of mine 3 on craigslist, one I had to get from the next state over, we just put it in the back bed and drove home with it.You could look in near by cities/states as well using the search word "ford 460" in auto parts/ or in cars trucks as well...check this out, good luck! also, its best to search daily, or weekly at least.
memphis auto parts classifieds "ford 460" - craigslist

 

check craigs list there is about 5-6 forsale compleate for under 400 bucks in my area

 

460: Standard equipment in 1968/78 Lincoln's & 1969/78 Continental Mark III, IV & V / 1972/76 Thunderbird.

Optional in 1973/78 full sized Ford's & Merc's / 1973/76 Torino/Montego / 1974/76 Cougar / 1973/79 F100/350 2WD / 1975/96 Econoline / 1983/96 F250/350 2WD/4WD.

CAVEAT EMPTOR: Let the buyer beware. Some 1973/74 Ford/Merc's came with 429's, as did 1968/72 Ford/Merc's and 1968/71 Thunderbird's.

The 429 looks exactly the same as a 460. The bore is the same (4.36"). The stroke is not the same. 429: 3.59" / 460: 3.65"

The block casting number is the same for 1971/74 429's and 1971/78 and some 1979 460's: D1VE-6015-AB, -AB1, -AB2.

No 460's in Passenger Cars after 1978.

Ford changed the 460 mid-year 1979, the block casting number is D9TE-6015-AB. This engine uses a weighted spacer, the prior 460's do not. The flywheel and harmonic balancer are specific to this engine.

 

I recently bought a 429 with a C6 for $100. They are still out there and still cheap.

 

an A460 block isnt all that bad either, and depending on what your trying to build, you may be money ahead.
but i agree..I own 3 of them(2 460's, 1 429) each were complete and running, and all of them bought for under $500 collectively. They're still around fairly cheap.

 

i found one.

 

i have four of them, one is going into me project,one i'm going to hang onto ( 1970 ) one is complete but needs rebuild and the other is just a block.

 

Theres always several on craigslist in my area.