That engine is part of the MEL family.
(Mercury Edsel Lincoln)
It was made for several years. 67 was the last year IIRC.
The 429/460 replaced it in 68 or 69.
The MELs came from the 50s and are closer related to the Y-block than the FE.
They started out as 430s, or possibly even smaller.
They were pumped up to 462 cubes around 64 or so.
Oh yeah, they are not performance oriented.
The old technology makes them heavy, overly complex, and they are relatively expensive to work on nowadays.
(Mercury Edsel Lincoln)
It was made for several years. 67 was the last year IIRC.
The 429/460 replaced it in 68 or 69.
The MELs came from the 50s and are closer related to the Y-block than the FE.
They started out as 430s, or possibly even smaller.
They were pumped up to 462 cubes around 64 or so.
Oh yeah, they are not performance oriented.
The old technology makes them heavy, overly complex, and they are relatively expensive to work on nowadays.
Torque motors
They were very torque oriented motors, they needed it to move those giant cars. The custom guys now are pulling them and putting in 460's because of the aftermarket availability of performance parts. Love tha old 60's Lincolns.
Check out this site for custom mafia style cars:
www.mobsteel.com
Kevin
They were very torque oriented motors, they needed it to move those giant cars. The custom guys now are pulling them and putting in 460's because of the aftermarket availability of performance parts. Love tha old 60's Lincolns.
Check out this site for custom mafia style cars:
www.mobsteel.com
Kevin
Some of the 385 series engine had those too. I see them on FleaBait once in a while.
Hmmm...that'd make them perfect for a rat rod! Most of the engines you see in those are motors that are practically throwaways. Half are literally giveaway Chevy 305's, 307's, and 235 straight sixes...
BTW that mobsteel site is awesome.
I saw a shortblock like that in an old derelect truck and had no idea what kind of funky engine it could be. Now I know!
It was popular around here to pull the FE 360 motors from the 68-79 Factory Highboy 4x4's and put in the 430 engines because of the torque.
I believe the Lincoln was the only 460 that had the crank ran PS. The T-birds shared this motor, but it had a belt turned PS. I had a built 429 in my Highboy, sure liked the torque but hated the 6-7mpg. She miss the truck, but not the gas stations I now pass with my Cummins Diesel.
Kevin
I believe the Lincoln was the only 460 that had the crank ran PS. The T-birds shared this motor, but it had a belt turned PS. I had a built 429 in my Highboy, sure liked the torque but hated the 6-7mpg. She miss the truck, but not the gas stations I now pass with my Cummins Diesel.
Kevin
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