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Ford Sidevalve engine

1932 to 1962
Ford Sidevalve engine
Manufacturer Ford Motor Company
Also called Ford Flathead engine
Production 1932–1962
Predecessor None
Successor Ford Kent engine Ford Taunus V4 engine
Configuration Side-valve straight 4
Cylinder block alloy Iron
Cylinder head alloy Iron
Valvetrain sidevalve
Fuel system carburettor
Fuel type Unleaded gasoline
Cooling system Thermosiphon (pump was only fitted after 1953)
Power output 36 BHP 

 

 

The Ford Sidevalve is a side valve (flathead engine) from the British arm of the Ford Motor Company. The engine had its origins in the 1930s Ford Model Y, and were made in two sizes, 933cc or "8 HP", and 1172cc or "10 HP". The early engines were very basic and did not have a waterpump as standard relying on thermo-siphon effect to cool. A water pump was added in 1953 for the 100E models. The Sidevalve engine was used in many smaller Fords as well as farm vehicles, commercial vehicles and a marine version in boats. Production of the engine was stopped in 1962. Windscreen wipers were often driven by the vacuum generated in the inlet manifold.

The Sidevalve Engine was also used in German Fords, starting with the Ford Köln in 1932 and ending with the last rear wheel drive Ford Taunus 12M in 1962.

It was then replaced by the Kent engine in Britain and by the Taunus V4 engine in Germany.

Ford Side valve engine block

Use - Ford cars using side-valve engines;

  • Ford Model Y (1932–1937),
  • Ford 7W,
  • Ford 7Y (1938–1939)
  • E93/E493 range
  • Ford Anglia (1940–1967),
  • Ford Prefect (1938–1953)
  • Ford Popular (1953–1959),
  • 100E series
    • Ford Prefect (1953–1961)
    • Ford Anglia (1953–1959)
    • Ford Squire (1955–1959)
    • Ford Escort a Squire variant.
  • Ford C/Ford CX,
  • Ford Köln (1932–1935),
  • Ford Eifel (1935–1939),
  • Ford Taunus G93A (1939–1951),
  • Ford Taunus 12M first generation (1952–1959),
  • Ford Taunus 12M second generation (1959–1962),

 

Use - Other makers or models using Ford side-valve engines;

  • Allard
  • Ashley
  • Autobee Pacemaker
  • Buckler for their lightweight sports kitcars for road use and rallies
  • Concordette
  • Convair
  • Fairthorpe Electron
  • Falcon
    • Caribbean
    • Bermuda
  • Ginetta Cars
    • G2
    • G3 (aka Fairlite)),
  • Gregory
  • Hud
  • Lotus
    • Mk2,
    • Mk4,
    • 6
    • 7 S1),
  • Martin
  • Mazengrabs
  • Morgan
    • F4,
    • 4/4 Series II,
    • F4/F2
    • F Super),
  • [Naco Estate]]
  • Nota
  • Paramount
  • Rochdale
    • C-type,
    • F-type,
    • MkVI,
    • ST,
    • GT and
    • Riviera),
  • Shirley
  • Speedex Sirocco GT
  • Streamliner
  • TVR
    • Grantura I,
    • Tornado
    • Typhoon,
  • Cannon
    • Trials Car
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