I've been reading for months about FE engines. What the heck does FE stand for??? I know I'm a dummy.

 

"Ford Edsel" It is a Ford family name, as well as a Ford Motor Co. engine family name. The FE engines were first used in the Edsel cars begining in 1958. The engine turned out to be much more impressive than the car.

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ive seen many different answers to that question. Im going to give the politically correct answer. FE is the series of engines that includes the 332 352 360 390 406 410 427 and the 428. this engine is easily identified by its wide intake manifold that extends under the valve covers. it began production in 1958 and ended production in 1976. Don. (i believe it stands for Ford Engine but thats just my opinion. Ive seen it in print both ways but i guess its up to the author or Uncle Henry to decide)

 

[FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="+1" FACE="Veranda"]May I make one suggestion on this thread since it has been "beaten to death" several times before right here in this very forum: How about we simply post a "table of authorities" rather than hearsay. If you have a citation, book and page, then post it. Websites do not count! Ken was trying to get written documentation from the Ford Historical Archives. I wonder how that is going?
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Don you are correct with the family, but what about the other engines built by FoMoCo, are they not Ford Engines also?

Thom you know darn well it's Ford Edsel. Ken said so and you have it posted on your site that it is. So between the two of you and what I know, it's final, it's FORD EDSEL.


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As for my personal opinion, along with that of many others, most agree that it's Ford Edsel. But in the interest of respecting other points of view on this issue, I don't think it's fair to say, "my way or the hi-way (even though we're clearly in the right on this one!)" :-)

Seriously though, let's try to put a new twist on this thread by looking at some facts, as opposed to hearsay, being as objective as possible to trace this topic as far back to 1958 as we can, since that's when the engine was introduced (On that point we all agree at least). There are probably some early 60's publications/magazines, for instance, that likely discussed this very topic. Anybody?
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i have one question. what does it matter?

 

its the trucks gentlemen that bring us together not the engiens that power them. i still love ford trucks even if they powered by the c-word. lets not dicker over minor things such as ancient nomenclature.

 

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In the scheme of solving an issue such as "world hunger"....not one iota! In the scheme of having some fun on the list, very hard to quantify.
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I took the "initiative" and drove over to detroit and "dug up" (literally) a patternmaker from the original design team and he told me that the initiative was to build an engine that would last
'F'or 'E'ver.............LMAO

 

Don, when an unlearned person comes here and asks a question, we are bound to help him out. It is improtant that he learn the truth, and the truth is that FE stands for Ford Edsel.

Now by your own admission, we are gonna have to keep one eye on you, for liking them brand X motors in Ford trucks.

Thom is a lot more diplomatic, you can tell by that big pretty blue ink that he uses. Blue is my favorite color anyway. ;-)

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O.K., since there don't *seem* to be anyone else willing to back up their opinion with any citations so far, I'll start it off:

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I'd add that the author thanks several Ford employees in his preamble for digging facts out of their "memories" as far back as 1957. The first printing of this book was 1983.
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I sent a request off to someone at Ford Historical and never got a response. I've got a ton of Ford books inventory (over 200 titles and about 2000 books) here. I'm sure I can dig something up. If not, I'll see if Osborne Reproductions has something. They have a ton of old books and manuals and they're only 6 miles down the street. Every indication I've ever had has said Ford-Edsel.

Ken Payne
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See, I rest my case, Thom said so, Ken said so, and I said so. FE is Ford Edsel and that is final.

BTW Thom your book aint as dogeared as mine.

John
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Fe is the symbol for Iron on the periodic table.
The 390 Tri-power in my truck has a lot of Fe in it. Hey it's Saturday...