January 4, 200917 yr Then again, with this crew, it might not be much of a head-scratcher. I'm looking at a sales brochure for the Lincoln Continental Mark IV and it says the standard (and only available) engine is a 430 CID, OHV V8 with a 4V carb. C'mon now, everybody knows the Mark IV came with the 460 CID variant of the Ford's admittedly excellent "385-series" V8...yet the brochure I'm looking at does NOT have a misprint when it comes to the engine displacement. How can this be? Edited January 4, 200917 yr by NeonLX
January 4, 200917 yr Then again, with this crew, it might not be much of a head-scratcher. I'm looking at a sales brochure for the Lincoln Continental Mark IV and it says the standard (and only available) engine is a 430 CID, OHV V8 with a 4V carb. C'mon now, everybody knows the Mark IV came with the 460 CID variant of the Ford's admittedly excellent "385-series" V8...yet the brochure I'm looking at does NOT have a misprint when it comes to the engine displacement. How can this be? Well, the first Mk IV was available with a 430, circa 1959.. Edited January 4, 200917 yr by moltar
January 4, 200917 yr Author Well, the first Mk IV was available with a 430, circa 1959.. Wow, that was fast! Yup, I'm looking at the brochure for the 1959 Continental Mark IV. It was powered by the 350 HP, 430 CID "MEL" (Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln) V8. This engine family included 383, 410 and 462 CID versions: 410 CID for the 1958 "senior" Edsels only; 383 CID for 1958-'60 mid-level Mercurys, and 462 CID for 1966-'67 Lincolns (though some early 1968 Lincolns may have had this engine before production of the new "385-series" 460 V8 was up to speed).
January 4, 200917 yr Wow, that was fast! Yup, I'm looking at the brochure for the 1959 Continental Mark IV. It was powered by the 350 HP, 430 CID "MEL" (Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln) V8. This engine family included 383, 410 and 462 CID versions: 410 CID for the 1958 "senior" Edsels only; 383 CID for 1958-'60 mid-level Mercurys, and 462 CID for 1966-'67 Lincolns (though some early 1968 Lincolns may have had this engine before production of the new "385-series" 460 V8 was up to speed). Yes, and the Thunderbird in '59-60 also had the 430 as an option...back in the '70s, my older brother had a white w/ red interior '59 ht for a few years, I remember him talking about it having a Lincoln V8. What a beast that was...
January 5, 200917 yr Author Took me years to wrap my mind around all of the permutations and combinations of Phord V8s...the 352 vs. the various 351s (same bore & stroke!), the 361 vs. the 360, the 1958 410 vs. the 1966 410, etc. etc.
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