[all american boy]

'cept Henry Ford died in 1947'


Okay.The Old Guard that carried on after him would not unleash the engineering staff to design an all new OHV V8.They had to have known what GM was doing with the 265 Chevy engine.


Now.Ford put their Y block program in motion in '52 with the Lincoln so they carried on with that in the Ford and Mercury.


Also Ford Motor Company had a lot of responsibility.Whatever they came up with was sent all over the world.Ford was huge in the 50's.Can't compare it to today's Ford.So understandable that they played things safe.


If you are going to do battle with 283 or 327 get a 289 or 351.


Y block is for doing something interesting.Engine is sturdy just a little weighty.


It's thick wall casting.You can tell by rounded corners on block and heads.


Later thin wall casting has crisp sharp corners.