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Feb 25, 2004 | 01:38 PM

ford390gashog

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does antone know who made the 360 and the 390 engines for ford i decoded my vin and it says my 360 was made by cummins for ford is this true

Feb 25, 2004 | 01:48 PM

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I can't answer as to your info, kinda doubt it, but who knows, but the FE designation stands for Ford Edsel.

Feb 25, 2004 | 08:24 PM

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I've never heard that. Always figured the FE was a Ford only product.

Feb 25, 2004 | 08:59 PM

fellro86

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Edsel used to be a Ford product, was owned by Ford til it was either sold or closed, I don't know all the details, but that they were part of Ford at one time.

Feb 26, 2004 | 10:22 AM

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I'm going to have to say no to the cummins thing, but you never know. If I remember correctly, most of these were formed at "DIF" or the Detroit Iron Foundry, which can be found cast on some blocks. I'll have to dig some more to be sure though. What information source did you use to decode the VIN number?

--Mike

Feb 27, 2004 | 09:04 AM

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The Edsel was introduced as a 58 model and named after Edsel Ford. I think he was Henrys son but may have been a grandson. The car just never found a market niche and after 3 years of production it was deemed a failure and the make was discontinued