There has been a lot of loose talk about Ford of Europe V engines recently,
so I would like to try to straighten this out.
There are two distinct families of engines, with little in common - one
developed in Britain, the other in Germany. The german ones are smaller and
lighter than the British. The British engines were not used in German
factories, and the German ones not in the UK, although latterly they were
sold in the UK in FoG-built Granadas and Capris. This is all from memory, so
some minor details may be wrong:
Ford of Europe V engines:
Origin Name Capacity Usage
------ ---- -------- -----
Ford of Germany Cologne V4 1200, 1500 Taunus 12M, 15M, Saab
V6 2000 Taunus 17M, 20M
2300 Granada, Capri
2600 ETC Capri (2.9fi)
2800 1976 Taunus, Scorpio
Ford of Britain Essex V4 1700, 2000 Transit van, Zephyr
Essex V6 2500 Transit, Zodiac
3000 Zodiac, Capri
UK Granada 72-77 only
(see 'Sweeney')
TVR, Scimitar, AC
SVO Transit
3300 RS3300, BTC Capri
3500 4-cam Cosworth
Hope this helps,
Paul.
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