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 4Edit
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.
ApplicationsEdit
Zephyr 6Edit
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.
ApplicationsEdit
- AC Ace
- AC Greyhound
- Allard Palm Beach
- Britannia GT
- Buckle Sports Coupe
- Fairthorpe Zeta
- Ford Zephyr and Zodiac
- Lea-Francis Lynx
- Reliant Sabre
- Reliant Scimitar