V8-60 Question just cause I wanna know...

Was there a Mercury v8-60 motor? I didn't think so, I am just at work thinking of wierd shit....
wouldn't it be cool if there was? One with a "baby" stroker crank....better cam grind...etc....lol

 

Don't believe they made one for mercury. It is a heavier car and the 60 was to small for the fords. I have a Simca engine made somwhat off the 60 patent. I have been told they used the crank from it to build a stroker.

 

ah yes, the Simca....weren't those the Ardun type overhead motors?
cool

 

You were right thinking they didn't use one. They did put it in both Ford cars and trucks from '37-'40.

 

No, they were flathead. Look the same as fords 60 except it has freeze plugs in the heads.

 

The Brazillian Simca engines were OHV like an Ardun.

 

I believe the early French Vedette V8 60 were ther same as the american engine then later on they enlarged the V8 60 to 85 hp the same as the "big" flathead.

 

FYI:
those simca stroker cranks for the V8/60 are available down here in Brazil, as they used the french based V8/60 here since the mid fiftys until mid sixtys when the OHV engine came out.
there was a 112hp version of the V8/60 here. was a special 2 carb version for the simca "ralley"

 

Do you know what rods and pistons are used? Any other info you have would help.

 

I can figure it out...(gotta dig in my papers here)
If I remeber correctly...the Simca block is a taller deck height,and the rods are the same length as ford V8/60. I do know that the pistons are flat-top design. I will dig up the spec.s and post here as soon as I know for sure.
James