vaughant Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/50-ford-powered-cars-arent-fords-0#51 Good little article actually. I would say some of the German trucks of WW2 but that would be a bit controversial.. Ooops did it anyway. timolloyd and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 What, no FSO Polonez? Borsuq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Total amazeballs from a septic (see: U Toob) that FoMoCo is in Jag & L-R products... *probably knows a cousin married to someones little sister 😕 ** not Jerry Lee Lewis. martc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 warren t claim, TooManyPeopleMovers, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Not an engine, but the IB5 gearbox found its way into pre-death knell MG Rovers (2003 on) egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Simca used a flathead V8 for their 1950s Vedette, derived from Ford's unit. Kit cars often used Ford engines. My Ginetta G26 should have had a Pinto engine to complement its Cortina suspension but a previous owner had squeezed a Ford Cologne V6 and autobox in to it to prove the club wrong (they said it couldn't be done). The result was appalling. I drove it for a year on the odd occasions when it decided to work, then sold it. stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 The AJD V6 and V8 Diesel engines were fitted to LR Discoveries, RRs and RR Sports, Jag XF and XJ, Citroen c6, Peugeot 406 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Not *quite* the same thing, but isn't the V12 Aston Martin used in the DB7 based heavily on the Duratec V6, essentially being two of them laid end to end with a common crank and a conjoined head? timolloyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Saab 96. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 ginetta are still using duratech units in their cars, the g40 junior a andd g40 gt5 have a 1.8 (iirc) whereas the g55 supercup and gt4 use the v6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 It's not a car but I want to play, so I'll put forward my LDV Convoy camper, which uses a Ford TDDI engine. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Matra 530 ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_al_granvia Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 brisca formula 2 stock cars have been using ford pinto and latterly zetec units, ditto saloon stock cars and national hot rods (they also used vauxhall redtops), formula ford single seaters have used the 1600 kent since the 60's then used zetec, duratech and now ecoboost engines, the trusty 1600 kent crossflow is still used at club level, great engines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 19 hours ago, Lacquer Peel said: What, no FSO Polonez? only peugeot diesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, stuboy said: only peugeot diesel They weren't sold here but the home market got one powered by a 2.0 Pinto (I think) engine for a bit. Borsuq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 LTI TXii had the Transit 2.4 Duratorq, as did the LDV Convoy spartacus and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Quest 80's coaches (a weird and crap 1980's thing) used Ford diesel engines (and a chain driven gearbox). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Since 1998 Ford and PSA have shared diesel engine tech and between them have powered everything from the Suzuki Vitara to the Vivarail D train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tul66 Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 There was also the ISO Fidia. Strange looking thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Class 230 DMU (Converted TFL "D" sub-surface underground stock) uses the same 3.2-litre five-cyl engine as the Ford Ranger. Cue pickup driver saying "my truck pulls like a train" etc. etc. etc. Amishtat, spartacus, willswitchengage and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I once ragged an FBS Census around the Millbrook Apline track for one lap, that had a Mondeo V6 and was actually quite a good drive egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 The Ford Essex engine was popular with short run sports cars made by Marcos, Reliant, TVR & a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 There's the Rayton Magnum/Fissore/LaForza that sold in the States with a 5ltr Ford V8. Mr Laurence, Lacquer Peel and timolloyd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Scimitar SS1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 The few Berkeley Bandit prototypes all used Ford Anglia 105E engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_ZTT Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Before I clicked on the link I was going to say MG ZT 260, of course it's already there Great car though, I'm holding out for a ZT-T version at some point in my future Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Any NSU RO80 with more than 20,000 on the clock?! Alusilber, M'coli, DoctorRetro and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Stonefield trucks were fitted with the Essex engine in the late 70s early 80s.Sent from my SM-J330FN using Tapatalk Skut and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406V6 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 18 hours ago, Tayne said: The AJD V6 and V8 Diesel engines were fitted to LR Discoveries, RRs and RR Sports, Jag XF and XJ, Citroen c6, Peugeot 406 etc. Excuse the nit pick - various Peugeot 407 models, the 607 and the last Citroen C5 had the diesel V6 but not the 406 which only had a petrol V6. The article is pretty thorough with some cars I'd not heard of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 15 hours ago, Lacquer Peel said: They weren't sold here but the home market got one powered by a 2.0 Pinto (I think) engine for a bit. That's exactly right. According to various sources they've made between 500 and 1000 of these so called "Poldofords". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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