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| Yup, it was published 31 years ago... |
| By Dave Shoe - 05/08/2001 9:40:18 PM; IP 216.243.158.17 |
...In the 1970 "Ford Muscle Parts Story Supplement#1", reference:
http://gessford.com/images/fordsup-29.gif
I always read the statement on that page as meaning, "Move over ferrum, there's now a second meaning for those two letters, and it runs on gasoline".
This is also apparently the catalog that first publically released the term FE. Reference:
http://gessford.com/images/fordsup-05.gif
I don't believe Ford EVER publically released the "meanings" of the MEL or FE acronym (or any other engine family name). Back in the Edsel days, "M-E-L Division" (note the dashes) was the brand new formal name for the Mercury, Edsel, Lincoln Division of Ford. I think this is the only reason why MEL is accepted as correct, however, MEL does not equal M-E-L. Still, momentum rules, and "MEL" is accepted as being correctly understood, and FE remains controversial - mainly due to some bozo writers.
Hey, the FE is not alone in this confusion. Following the precedent which Ford used to define the 351W and 351C, the oft misunderstood 351M obviously refers to the new-for-1971 "Michigan Casting Center" (fully on line in Dec 1972), not the erroneous name given it by unknowing writers of the time, and propagated by the same unqualified bozo who published the wrong family name for both the FE and 335 families (referring to the 332 family).
I agree this is fun stuff. I also suspect we'll eventually resolve this question with a definitive document.
Until then, my ears are propped and listening for a good, solid reason for calling it something other than a Ford-Edsel.
Shoe.
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