Ford Zephyr engine
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The Ford Zephyr engine was a line of automotive OHV internal combustion engines that were designed for and unveiled with Ford of Britain's Zephyr/Zodiac and Consul models. The family included both straight-four and straight-six versions. Production began in 1951 and lasted until 1966, when it was replaced by Ford's Essex V4 and Essex V6 engines.
Consul/Zephyr 4
The four cylinder debuted in the Consul as a 1.5-litre engine. Bore and stroke are Template:Cvt for a total displacement of Template:Cvt. With its standard compression ratio of 6.8:1 it produces Template:Cvt at 4400 rpm. It was enlarged in 1956 to Template:Cvt for the Mark II Consul by increasing both the bore and stroke to Template:Cvt, raising power to Template:Cvt. This engine continued in the Mark III car, which dropped the Consul name and was now called the Zephyr 4.
Applications
Zephyr 6
The six-cylinder Zephyr engine was used widely. Displacement was Template:Cvt in early versions that had the same bore and stroke as the 1.5-litre 4-cylinder. It was produced with two available compression ratios: 6.8:1 in the Zephyr, with an output of Template:Cvt, and 7.5:1 in the top-of-range Zodiac, with an output of Template:Cvt. The six-cylinder grew to Template:Cvt in the 1956 Mark II when its bore and stroke were increased to match the 1.7-litre inline four.
Applications
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- AC Greyhound
- Allard Palm Beach
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- Buckle Sports Coupe
- Fairthorpe Zeta
- Ford Zephyr and Zodiac
- Lea-Francis Lynx
- Reliant Sabre
- Reliant Scimitar