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The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. Originally developed in 1959 for the Ford Anglia, it is an in-line four cylinder overhead valve type engine with a cast iron cylinder head and block. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker after General Motors and Toyota, based on worldwide vehicle sales. ...
Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Ford Anglia was a British car from Ford in the UK. It was related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. ...
The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...
A cylinder head containing two overhead camshafts, one above each of the two valves In automotive engineering, an overhead valve internal combustion engine is one in which the intake and exhaust valves and ports are contained in the cylinder head. ...
Pre-Crossflow The original OHV Kent engine appeared in the 1959 Anglia with a capacity of 997cc. With an 81 mm (3.2 in) bore and 48 mm (1.9 in) stroke, it was a departure from traditional undersquare English engine design. The same engine with a longer stroke and thus larger capacity was subsequently used in the Ford Classic and Classic Capri (1340cc and 1500cc), the MkI and early MkII Cortinas (1200cc and 1500cc), and the early Corsairs. In automotive engineering, an overhead valve internal combustion engine is one in which the entry and exit valves and ports are contained in the cylinder head. ...
The Ford Anglia was a British car from Ford in the UK. It was related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. ...
A piston engine is undersquare or longstroke if its cylinders have a smaller bore (width, diameter) than stroke (length of piston travel). ...
The Ford Consul Classic or Consul 315(as the export version was known) was a mid-sized car built by Ford in the UK from 1961 to 1963. ...
The Ford Cortina was a medium sized family car sold by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982. ...
Ford Corsair The Ford Corsair, manufactured by Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom, was a midsize car available as either a saloon or estate from 1964 until 1970. ...
The engine is now referred to as the pre-crossflow Kent, with both the inlet and exhaust being on the same side of the head.
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The Ford Anglia was a British car from Ford in the UK. It was related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. ...
The Ford Cortina was a medium sized family car sold by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982. ...
The Ford Consul Classic or Consul 315(as the export version was known) was a mid-sized car built by Ford in the UK from 1961 to 1963. ...
Ford Corsair The Ford Corsair, manufactured by Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom, was a midsize car available as either a saloon or estate from 1964 until 1970. ...
For the character on The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, see Ford Prefect (character). ...
Lotus The Kent was also used in the Ford Classic and Ford Capri at 1340 cc. It was in this form that the Kent was noticed by Colin Chapman of Lotus Cars. Lotus needed a compact engine for the new for 1962 Lotus Elan, and Chapman adopted the Kent block. The Ford Consul Classic or Consul 315(as the export version was known) was a mid-sized car built by Ford in the UK from 1961 to 1963. ...
Ford Capri Mk III 1. ...
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (born 9 May 1928 in London - died 16 December 1982) was an influential designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. ...
Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ...
Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible automobiles and one fixed head coupé produced by Lotus Cars. ...
Whilst the 1340 engine, which used the original 109E 3-bearing block, may have intiated Lotus' interest, this was never used in production Elans though prototype 1340 twin-cams were built. By the time the car was on the market, the 116E 5-bearing engine destined for the Cortina was available, and this was the one used. The very first Elans - the "Elan 1500" used the 116E block with standard cylinder dimensions, soon changing to the "Elan 1600" when the cylinders were overbored to give 1558cc. For the first years of production, the Lotus blocks were simply selected for the thickest cylinder walls from the standard production line, and identified with an "A" stamped into the timing cover mating face. Later, the blocks were specially cast with twin-cam production in mind and identified with an "L" cast into the block under the engine mount. By 1966 all major engine parts: block, crank, rods pistons and flywheel were unique to the Lotus engine. By the end of production some 55,000 twin-cam engines had been built.
Harry Mundy, technical editor for Autocar magazine, designed an aluminium DOHC hemi head for the Kent, thus providing Chapman with his engine; The Lotus TwinCam. It was bored to 1558 cc and produced 105 hp (78 kW). Exact dimensions were 3.25 in (82.55 mm) bore by 2.9 in (72.746 mm) stroke. Later versions produced from 115 to 190hp. Harry Mundy (b. ...
Autocar is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Magazines Limited. ...
A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ...
The same engine was used in the 1963 Lotus Cortina, and 15 were installed in the last production Lotus Sevens. It was also used in the Type 47 Lotus Europa race car, and Lotus-tuned Ford Escorts. not A standard Lotus Cortina A GT Cortina The Lotus-Cortina was high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus. ...
The Lotus Seven was a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars (initially called Lotus Engineering)[1] between 1957 and 1972. ...
Lotus Europa (S2 Federal) The Lotus Europa, built by Lotus Cars from 1966 to 1975, was among the first production road cars to feature a mid-engine rear wheel drive design. ...
The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...
The naming of twin-cam engined Cortinas needs care. Only the first production cars were actually "Lotus Cortinas" and these were assembled at Cheshunt. After the first year, the cars became the "Cortina Lotus" and were Ford assembled. The Mk2 version was the "Cortina Twin Cam"
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Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible automobiles and one fixed head coupé produced by Lotus Cars. ...
not A standard Lotus Cortina A GT Cortina The Lotus-Cortina was high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus. ...
The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...
Lotus Europa (S2 Federal) The Lotus Europa, built by Lotus Cars from 1966 to 1975, was among the first production road cars to feature a mid-engine rear wheel drive design. ...
Main article: Caterham Cars // The Caterham Seven (Caterham 7) is the successor to the Lotus Seven. ...
Crossflow A redesign gave it a cross-flow type cylinder head, hence the Kent's alternative name "Ford Crossflow". It would go on to power the smaller engined versions of the Ford Cortina and Ford Capri, as well as the first and second editions of the European Escort. It also featured in the Fiesta XR2, with the US 1600 bottom end and GT spec head and cam. The Ford Cortina was a medium sized family car sold by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982. ...
Ford Capri Mk III 1. ...
The crossflow featured a change in combustion chamber design, using a Heron type combustion chamber in the top of the piston rather than the head. The head itself was flat with each engine capacity (1100, 1300 and 1600) featuring different pistons with different sized bowls.
Valencia The engine was revised to suit front wheel drive installation in 1976, co-inciding with the launch of the Ford Fiesta. The ancilliaries were repositioned and the cylinder head redesigned. This version of the Kent was known as the Valencia engine, after the Spanish production plant in which it was made. It would later see service in the third generation Ford Escort. Even TVR used the engine in the Grantura, Vixen, and 1600M. Front wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ...
The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed and built by the Ford Motor Company in Europe, and also manufactured in Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa. ...
The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...
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The first model in a long and distinguished line made its debut in 1958, the TVR Grantura. ...
HCS In 1988 the engine was revised once again to meet with tightening European emissons legislation and the requirement to use unleaded fuel. The redesign included an all-new cylinder head with hardenened valve inserts, reshaped combustion chambers, and a fully electronic distributorless ignition system. The engine was renamed the Ford HCS (High Compression Swirl). It first appeared on the Ford Escort, then was later used on the third generation Ford Fiesta. The Ford EDIS or Electronic Distributorless Ignition System is a computer-controlled ignition system developed by Ford. ...
The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003. ...
The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed and built by the Ford Motor Company in Europe, and also manufactured in Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa. ...
Endura-E The final redesign came in 1995, with the launch of the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta. This edition of the Kent was known as the Endura-E, and featured many revisions to combat noise and harshness. This engine would feature in the Ford Ka. The Ford Fiesta is a mid-class supermini car designed and built by the Ford Motor Company in Europe, and also manufactured in Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India and South Africa. ...
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Future The Kent engine and its successors were used as the stock engine in Formula Ford auto racing. In Europe, Formula Ford switched to the Zetec, but American Formula Ford continues to be Kent-powered. Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. ...
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The Ford Zetec is a name used on many inline 4 cylinder automobile engines. ...
The Kent engine has also been used by other makes such as Morgan, Caterham, and Lotus. 1934 Morgan Super Sports 1936 Morgan F4 Open Tourer 1960 Morgan A Modern Morgan Aero 8 at the Scarsdale Concours Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Morgan vehicles The Morgan Motor Company is a British automobile manufacturer. ...
2007 50th Anniversary 7 logo Caterham Cars is a manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars based in Caterham, Surrey, England and part of the British motor industry. ...
Lotus Logo with monogram of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. ...
The arrival of the Duratec-E engine in the fifth generation Fiesta range has finally signalled the end of the road for the Kent engine after a 44 year career, although it is still in production as a general use engine by Ford's Industrial Power division. Duratec is a range of 4, 6 cylinder (V6) and 12 cylinder (V12) petrol engines used in Ford cars. ...
Trivia The Kent engine was largely responsible for Ford gaining a name in the 1960s and 1970s for producing cars which were reluctant to start in damp weather conditions. The siting of the distributor tucked at the back of the engine beneath the inlet manifold made it an ideal candidate for attracting moisture and condensation with the obvious effects in damp weather. The arrival of electronic ignition in 1986 put an end to these problems. Distributor cap. ...
Harry Mundy, who designed the twin-cam development of the engine for Lotus, was offered the choice of payment for his work of £1000 cash or a royalty of £1 per unit. Knowing Colin Chapman's reputation in financial matters and the fact that he'd never made 1000 of anything, he took the cash. The twin cam went on to 55,000 units. Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (born 9 May 1928 in London - died 16 December 1982) was an influential designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry. ...
The Ford diesel engines "Endura-DE and Endura DI" bear no similarities to the petrol namesake. However Ford did produce a diesel HCS engine. These engines are notoriously underpowered.
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