The Ford MEL is a big-block V8 engine family that Ford built between 1958 and 1967 in displacements from 383 to 462 cubic inches. MEL stands for Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln, and the engines went into Ford, Edsel, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles. It began as the replacement for the Lincoln Y-block V8 in large passenger cars and was made at Ford's Lima engine plant in Ohio. Its wedge-shaped combustion chambers are formed between a flat head surface and a block deck milled ten degrees off square. The MEL shares some components with the Ford FE but is larger and heavier, and it was Lincoln-specific. It was introduced in 1958 alongside the FE and super duty engines and was replaced by the Ford 385 series.
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produced in various configurations by the Ford Motor Company between 1958 and 1967
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V8 engine family produced in various configurations by the Ford Motor Company between 1958 and 1967
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V8 engine family produced in various configurations by the Ford Motor Company between 1958 and 1967
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produced in various configurations by the Ford Motor Company between 1958 and 1967
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V8 engine family produced in various configurations by the Ford Motor Company between 1958 and 1967
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The Ford MEL is a big-block 90° V8 engine family produced in various configurations by the Ford Motor Company between 1958 and 1967 in displacements from 383-462 cubic inches (6.3-7.6 L), and used in Ford, Edsel, Mercury, and Lincoln vehicles.
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