Ford has done this by doing away with the regular upgrade of .030” overbore and instead went straight in for a 4.125” bore coupled up to a 3.400” crank giving a cubic displacement of 363ci. The beauty of the 363 is space – with a deck-height of just 8.200”, this little motor ...
And there was now a second V-8 convertible, a novel variation on the standard item called Sportsman. Developed from Bob Gregorie's wartime sketches, the Sportsman featured white ash and mahogany trim over its doors, rear body panels, and deck, as on the Chrysler Town & Country. This was ...
FORD PERFORMANCE PHOTOS / COURTESY FORD ARCHIVES Most ardent Ford types can name every V-8 engine family the company ever produced; the Flathead, the Y-Block, the MEL (Mercury Edsel Lincoln), the FE, the original Fairlane Small-block, the 385 Big-block, 427 SOHC, the Mod motor, Co...
And there was now a second V-8 convertible, a novel variation on the standard item called Sportsman. Developed from Bob Gregorie's wartime sketches, the Sportsman featured white ash and mahogany trim over its doors, rear body panels, and deck, as on the Chrysler Town & Country. This was ...