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You're not referring to George Reid's fine book by any chance, are you?
By Dave Shoe - 07/02/2001 8:39:15 AM; IP 216.243.158.39
Actually, every credible book I've read refers to it as the Ford-Edsel. The "most available" book which claims otherwise is so filled with errors that it's not difficult to find a dozen+ errors without turning the page - on pretty much any page of the book.

Without turning the page from the worthlessly ambiguous "Ford Engine" claim, George's book proudly exclaims the Cleveland is part of Ford's "332" engine family. What a dolt! That same book lists the 351M as being the 351 "Modified". Obviously a joke. It also describes the FE in the same chapter (and mixed together on the same pages) as the 385 Family, apparently not distinguishing between the two. What a mess!

Ford never apparently released the meaning of the acronym (which their marketing department apparently invented and first published in 1970), but the context does make the meaning obvious to those readers who recognize that not all authors know what their talking about.

Because the true meaning was apparently never released to the valued public, I continue to search for a single credible source with an alternate meaning. I continue to search.

Past references on the topic:
http://jcoconsulting.com/forumfe/reply.aspx?ID=904&Reply=904
http://jcoconsulting.com/forumfe/reply.aspx?ID=6127&Reply=6127
http://jcoconsulting.com/forumfe/reply.aspx?ID=6299&Reply=6299
http://jcoconsulting.com/forumfe/reply.aspx?ID=6310&Reply=6310

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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7115&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7115" onclick="return false;">RE: You're not referring to George Reid's fine book by any chance, are you?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Richard, <i>07/02/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7115', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7115') }); </script>  RE: You're not referring to George Reid's fine book by any chance, are you? -- Richard, 07/02/2001
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7120&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7120" onclick="return false;">Didja forget the 221's official name of Challenger</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Styleline58, <i>07/02/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7120', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7120') }); </script>  Didja forget the 221's official name of Challenger -- Styleline58, 07/02/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7121&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7121" onclick="return false;">Nah, just using the name the hot rod mags used.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>07/03/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7121', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7121') }); </script>  Nah, just using the name the hot rod mags used. -- Dave Shoe, 07/03/2001
 It was called the "Ford and Edsel engine" in '58. -- Dave Shoe, 07/08/2001
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