  the ford fe engine is a ford v8 engine used in vehicles sold in the north american market between 1958 and 1976. a related engine, the ford ft engine, was used in medium and heavy trucks from 1964 through 1978. the fe filled the need for a larger displacement motor than the "y" block could accommodate. "fe" is an acronym for 'ford-edsel'. versions of the fe line designed for use in trucks and school buses were known as "ft", an acronym for 'ford-truck', and differed primarily by having steel (instead of nodular iron) crankshafts, larger crank snouts, different distributor shafts, different water pumps and a greater use of iron for its parts.  == usage == the fe series engines were used in cars, trucks, buses, and boats, as well as for industrial pumps and other equipment. ford produced the engine from 1958 and ceased production in 1976. aftermarket support has continued, with replacement parts as well as many newly engineered and improved components. in ford vehicles, the fe primarily powered full and midsize cars and trucks. some of the models in which the fe was installed: ford galaxie, ford custom 500, ford fairlane, mercury cougar, mercury cyclone, mercury meteor, mercury s-55, ford mustang, ford thunderbird - 3rd generation, ford thunderbird - 4th generation, ford ltd, ford torino, ford ranchero, ford talledega, ford fairlane thunderbolt, and f-series trucks though typically only those 1 ton and lesser in capacity. in addition to its use in ford and mercury branded vehicles, the fe was also sold to third parties
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