It's what the Y-blockisn't. It isn't a high-tech, late-model overhead cam engine or a direct-injected LS you can spin to 6,500 rpm without breaking a sweat. The Ford Y-block is a stodgy old cast ...

Also lurking in our mind was some confusion about the 351 Ford engine ... Y-block, famous for use in the early Thunderbird. We could fill this whole magazine with info on block codes, casting ...

the Y-block engine got its name from its distinctive deep skirting, which made the powertrain block resemble the letter "Y" when looking from the front. As Ford's first-ever overhead valve (OHV ...

Though not designed for high performance, Ford's first overhead-valve (OHV) V8 was a solid engine ... as Y-block in 1952, but it shared nothing more than the block shape, distributor location ...