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  2. Ford flathead V8 engine - Wikipedia

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    The Ford flathead V8 (often called simply the Ford flathead, flathead Ford, or flatty when the context is implicit, such as in hot-rodding) is a V8 engine with a flat cylinder head designed by the Ford Motor Company and built by Ford and various licensees. During the engine's first decade of production, when overhead-valve engines were used by ...

  3. Ford Prefect - Wikipedia

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    The car progressed in 1953 from its original perpendicular or "sit-up-and-beg" style to a more modern three-box structure. Some versions were also built and sold by Ford Australia. Like its siblings, the car became a popular basis for a hot rod, especially in Britain, where its lightweight structure and four-cylinder engines appealed to builders.

  4. Ford Popular - Wikipedia

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    Manufacturer. Ford UK. Production. 1953–1962. The Ford Popular, often called the Ford Pop, is a car from Ford UK that was built in England between 1953 and 1962. When launched, it was Britain's lowest priced car. [1] The name Popular was also used by Ford to describe its 1930s Y Type model. The Popular name was also later used on basic models ...

  5. Ford Vega - Wikipedia

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    Front-engine, rear-wheel drive. Powertrain. Engine. 136 in 3 (2.2 L) Flathead V8. Transmission. Three-speed manual. The Ford Vega was the winning entry in a Ford -sponsored automotive design contest completed in 1953. Only one example was created.

  6. Detroit Autorama - Wikipedia

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    History. The first Detroit Autorama was held at the University of Detroit Memorial Building on January 31 and February 1, 1953. It featured only 40 cars, and was hosted by members of the Michigan Hot Rod Association (MHRA), which was created only a year before to "organize small local clubs into one unified body that could raise the money needed to pull drag racing off the streets and into a ...

  7. Ford straight-six engine - Wikipedia

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    Ford discontinued production of the H-series engine for the 1951 model year. 254. A 254 cu in (4.2 L) version of the L-6 (designated the M-series or Rouge 254) was used from 1950 to 1953 in F6-series Ford trucks (COE, dump, truck-tractor, etc.), and small Ford school buses. The M-series engine produced 115 hp (86 kW) and 212 lb⋅ft (287 N⋅m ...

  8. Ford Y-block engine - Wikipedia

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    A 292 Y-block engine in a 1955 Ford Crown Victoria Skyliner. The 292 cu in (4,778 cc) Y-Block was also introduced in 1955. The 292 shared the 3.3 in (83.82 mm) stroke of the 272 but with a larger 3.75 in (95.25 mm) bore. [8] It was used in the Ford Thunderbird, 1959-60 Edsel, Mercury, and some high-end Ford cars.

  9. T-bucket - Wikipedia

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    T-bucket. A 1923 Ford T Bucket in the traditional style. It features lake headers, dog dish hubcaps, dropped "I" beam axle, narrow rubber, and single 4-barrel, but non-traditional disc brakes. A T-bucket (or Bucket T) is a hot rod, based on a Ford Model T [1] built from 1915 to 1927, but extensively modified.

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