Ford MEL (1958 To 1967) Ford's MEL engine lacks the legacy of its Flathead V8 predecessor. However, it was a much better ...

For most of its lifespan, Ford's MEL V8 engine family was ruled by a 7.0-liter unit that's likely best remembered for powering a range of Ford Motor Company vehicles in the late '50s and early-to ...

The MEL, an acronym for Mercury, Edsel, Lincoln, shared nothing with its Ford contemporary, and was built on a larger bore-center specification, allowing for larger cylinder heads.

In 1958, the Ford Motor Company introduced a new line of V8s dubbed MEL (Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln). As the name implies, it was designed to be used by the Mercury, Edsel, and Lincoln divisions ...

The first Ford FE engine came to life in 1958, along with the MEL engine family-kind of like Ford's version of a Chevy 409-as the big-blocks that would propel the larger, higher-end members of the ...

Ford's MEL engine lacks the legacy of its Flathead V8 predecessor. However, it was a much better engine, designed for luxury sub-brands Mercury, Edsel, and Lincoln.