Editing Ford Zephyr engine

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{{Infobox automobile engine
|name=Ford Zephyr engine
|image=1959 Ford Zephyr Mk II (6045451094).jpg
|manufacturer=[[Ford Motor Company]]
|production=1951-1966
|configuration=[[Straight-4]] and [[Straight-6]]
|valvetrain=[[Overhead valve engine|OHV]]
|successor=[[Ford Essex V4 engine|Essex V4]], [[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Essex V6]]
|displacement={{cvt|1508-2553|cc|CID|1}}
|bore={{cvt|79.37|mm|in|2}}<br/>{{cvt|82.55|mm|in|2}}
|stroke={{cvt|76.2|mm|in|2}}<br/>{{cvt|79.5|mm|in|2}}
|fueltype=[[Petrol engine|Petrol]]
|coolingsystem=[[Radiator (engine cooling)|Water-cooled]]
|power={{cvt|47-71|bhp|0}}
}}

The '''Ford Zephyr engine''' was a line of automotive [[Overhead valve engine|OHV]] internal combustion engines that were designed for and unveiled with [[Ford of Britain]]'s [[Ford Zephyr|Zephyr/Zodiac]] and [[Ford Consul|Consul]] models. The family included both [[Straight-four engine|straight-four]] and [[Straight-six engine|straight-six]] versions. Production began in 1951 and lasted until 1966, when it was replaced by Ford's [[Ford Essex V4 engine|Essex V4]] and [[Ford Essex V6 engine (UK)|Essex V6]] engines.

{{anchor |Consul 4|Zephyr 4}}
==Consul/Zephyr 4==
The four cylinder debuted in the Consul as a 1.5-litre engine. Bore and stroke are {{cvt|79.37x76.2|mm|in|2}} for a total displacement of {{cvt|1508|cc|CID|1}}. With its standard [[compression ratio]] of 6.8:1 it produces {{cvt|47|bhp|0}} at 4400&nbsp;rpm. It was enlarged in 1956 to {{cvt|1702|cc|CID|1}} for the Mark II Consul by increasing both the bore and stroke to {{cvt|82.55x79.5|mm|in|2}}, raising power to {{cvt|59|bhp|0}}. This engine continued in the [[Ford Zephyr#Zephyr 4 Mark III|Mark III]] car, which dropped the Consul name and was now called the Zephyr 4.

===Applications===
* [[Allard Motor Company|Allard Palm Beach]]
* [[Buckler Cars|Buckler DD2]]
* [[Ford Consul]]
* [[Ford Zephyr]] ''4''
* [[Paramount Cars|Paramount Ten]]
* [[Reliant Sabre]]

==Zephyr 6==
The six cylinder Zephyr engine was used widely. Displacement was {{cvt|2262|cc|CID|1}} 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 {{cvt|68|bhp|0}}, and 7.5:1 in the top-of-range Zodiac, with an output of {{cvt|71|bhp|0}}. The six cylinder grew to {{cvt|2553|cc|CID|1}} in the 1956 Mark II when its bore and stroke were increased to match the 1.7-litre inline four.

===Applications===
* [[AC Ace]]
* [[AC Greyhound]]
* [[Allard Motor Company|Allard Palm Beach]]
* Britannia GT
* [[Buckle Sports Coupe]]
* [[Fairthorpe Cars|Fairthorpe Zeta]]
* [[Ford Zephyr]] and Zodiac
* [[Lea-Francis|Lea-Francis Lynx]]
* [[Reliant Sabre]]
* [[Reliant Scimitar]]

==See also==
* [[List of Ford engines]]

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[[Category:Ford engines|Zephyr]]
[[Category:Straight-four engines]]
[[Category:Straight-six engines]]
[[Category:Gasoline engines by model]]


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