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Nah, just using the name the hot rod mags used.
By Dave Shoe - 07/03/2001 3:42:23 AM; IP 216.243.158.28
The 1958 FE was named the "Interceptor" by marketing, but it never caught on - probably because there were no FE engines in 1958 which were specifically designed for police persuit work. I think "Challenger", though official and correct for the 221, wasn't sufficiently descriptive for the hot rod mags to use, probably because it evoked thoughts of the Studebaker or something. The mags nicknamed it the "Fairlane V-8" (I was mistaken when I mentioned they called it the "Fairlane Engine"). I guess this name struck a chord with more people.

I also suspect that, had the FE picked up it's name in 1958, it would have been called the FET, not the FE. The Thunderbird was all new for 1958 and, though technically a Ford, it seemed to carry a certain autonomy from the Ford line. I believe the new engine family names would have been MEL and FET if they were given at birth. By 1970 the Thunderbird had become "just another Ford", so the youngsters in the Ford marketing dept would not necessarily have realized the distinction that existed a dozen years earlier when they were assigned the task of deconfusing the public over the confusing variety of engines in the Ford lineup.

Just my opinion,
Shoe.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7018&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7018" onclick="return false;">Fe Iron</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>T1M, <i>06/26/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7018', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7018') }); </script>  Fe Iron -- T1M, 06/26/2001
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 RE: Fe Iron -- gerry, 06/26/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7024&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7024" onclick="return false;">RE: Fe Iron</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>matt, <i>06/26/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7024', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7024') }); </script>  RE: Fe Iron -- matt, 06/26/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7039&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7039" onclick="return false;">Kill the horse already.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Paul M, <i>06/27/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7039', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7039') }); </script>  Kill the horse already. -- Paul M, 06/27/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7111&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7111" onclick="return false;">RE: Kill the horse already.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Richard, <i>07/02/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7111', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7111') }); </script>  RE: Kill the horse already. -- Richard, 07/02/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7113&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7113" onclick="return false;">You're not referring to George Reid's fine book by any chance, are you?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>07/02/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7113', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7113') }); </script>  You're not referring to George Reid's fine book by any chance, are you? -- Dave Shoe, 07/02/2001
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
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=7116&Reply=7018><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor7116" onclick="return false;">The 221 was officially named the Fairlane engine.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>07/02/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=7116', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor7116') }); </script>  The 221 was officially named the Fairlane engine. -- Dave Shoe, 07/02/2001
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 <b>Nah, just using the name the hot rod mags used.</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>07/03/2001</i></font>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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