Ford Zephyr engine#Zephyr 6
{{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=OHV
|displacement={{cvt|1508-2553|cc|CID|1}}
|bore={{cvt|79.37|mm|in|2}}
{{cvt|82.55|mm|in|2}}
|stroke={{cvt|76.2|mm|in|2}}
{{cvt|79.5|mm|in|2}}
|fueltype=Petrol
|coolingsystem=Water-cooled
|power={{cvt|47-71|bhp|0}}
}}
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.
{{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 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 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 {{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{{cite book | last=Padgett | first=Marty | title=Fifty Years with Car and Driver | publisher=Filipacchi Publishing | publication-place=New York | date=2005 | isbn=978-1-933231-00-6 | page=61}}
- AC Greyhound
- Allard Palm Beach
- Britannia GT{{cite book | last=Lawrence | first=Mike | title=A to Z of Sports Cars, 1945-1990 | publisher=Motorbooks International | publication-place=Bideford | date=1996 | isbn=978-1-870979-81-8}}
- Buckle Sports Coupe
- Fairthorpe Zeta
- Ford Zephyr and Zodiac
- Lea-Francis Lynx
- Reliant Sabre
- Reliant Scimitar
References
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See also
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Category:Straight-four engines
Category:Gasoline engines by model
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