Hey, I'm the guy who sold you that car, around 15,000 miles on it when you bought it, looks like you really brought it back to life, it belonged to my wife's grandfather, wasn't sure until I saw the Lofink license plate, it originally belonged to Adam Lofink, one of the original owners, great video

@RareClassicCars

3 ай бұрын

Oh very cool. Feel free to email me. rareclassiccars@yahoo.com I did have the car professionally repainted, but haven't needed to do much else to it after all these years.

@RareClassicCars

3 ай бұрын

I also redid the exhaust system

@Bbbbad724

3 ай бұрын

Adam , do you still have have a drive around video of the 410 Parklane? It is so smooth and a beautifully graceful acceleration band. In my opinion, they should have just switched all FEs to 410s then. It would have been great in trucks, Fords, and even canned up for a 410 Mustang in 67 with an aluminum intake and Quadrajet 750 with good exhaust manifolds. I think it would have gained some street credibility with the QJet and aluminum intake, some short headers… the 410 may have made the 428 unneeded. 20 extra cubes is good.

@mybackhurts7020

3 ай бұрын

I’m currently working on my great grandmother 67 mercury Monterey I’m not sure if it has a 390 or 410

@cornholio.2110

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear. You know he'll keep it safe

I purchased a 1967 Mercury convertible as a restoration project. The 410 had very limited info when I went for basic parts about 30yrs ago until I talked to an old Ford dealer mechanic. Thankfully he explained it was a 390 with a 428 crank. The 410 was a bit of a torque monster . I did some extensive repairs to the car and after about 3yrs of ownership someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse and I sold my 67 Merc Convertible with its 410 V8, power windows, factory 8 track player and factory air conditioning for a nice profit. 😊

@kingboagart899

3 ай бұрын

Had a Marauder Convertible that sounds just like yours, 410 was finicky and temperamental. Still own my second owner 67 Fairlane GTA 390 original build that I rarely have to touch, starts and purrs every time.

@rockguitarist931

3 ай бұрын

Just imagine if you had kept it, now you could sell it for an obscenely nice profit.

@cll1639

3 ай бұрын

@@rockguitarist931 I owned a Mercury S55 convertible, 390 with a 4 speed manual. Back then it was a car nobody wanted due to the 4 speed. Oh, don't I wish I had that low-mileage puppy back. Good grief - in a matter of a few years back in the 60s, Ford marketed a 390, 400, 406, 410, different versions of the 427, 428, 429, the 430 Lincoln and finally, the 460. Make up your mind.....LOL I've owned at least one of each other than the 410 and 427.

@Bbbbad724

2 ай бұрын

@@kingboagart899 it was that Motorcraft 4300-4350. They were the worst carb out there. I just put an aluminum intake and a Holley 750 square 3310 vacuum secondary carb and headers on mine . I also put a 410 hp 427 solid cam in them. A 410 with those changes became a tire roaster. I really don’t know why they didn’t do that in all performance cars as the base engine. A 410 with that setup would have been 430 hp easily. A hotter tune 450 easy

Front mounted distributors are the ultimate luxury for home mechanics.

@kenneth9874

4 ай бұрын

Sometimes they were a pain in a heavy rain, most kept a can of wd-40 handy 😂

@xaenon

4 ай бұрын

@@kenneth9874 You speak truth, brother. Or when the radiator develops a pinhole leak....

@mikekokomomike

4 ай бұрын

Or when the water pump bypass hose starts a leak. Seen that short out the distributor

@jamespell8091

4 ай бұрын

Very true Rear mounted distributers equates to the oil pump being mounted at the rear of the camshaft these suppressing camshaft tortional vibration. Like a shock absorber at the other end of the camshaft than which it is driven. But oh yeah the distributor at the front is kind of handy

@KJs581

3 ай бұрын

Good and bad. Easy access, but every time thermostat housing removed, water finds lowest point, base of dist into block and sits there, gradually corrodes. 351C had the thermostat housing even closer to the dist, and mine was corroded into the block when I got it. Soaked with WD40 made no diff, so I had to split the base of the dist and remove it in two halves/make sure all bits removed, which I did ok. Then fitted a Mallory distributor. Made sure it was lubricated above the O ring though.

I accept your challenge! When Ford went to an OHV V8 in 1954, they made it in 239 cubic inch form for only one model year: 1954. In 1955 its displacement was increased to 272 and 292 cubic inches.

@deanstevenson6527

4 ай бұрын

In trucks, the 239 remained available till 1956..

@deanstevenson6527

4 ай бұрын

The one year only E0 Blue 4.2 liter 255 before the grey or unpainted E1 81 and 82 4.2 liter. Ford changed the intake manifold, and it then remained the base engine in the Fox T-Bird.and XR7 Cougar, Panther Crown Victoria and Marquis, the Automatic RS Capri and Mustang GT auto.

@lvsqcsl

4 ай бұрын

@@deanstevenson6527 I had a 1980 Fox T-bird with the 4.2 liter, 255 cid engine. It was optional in 1980 and standard equipment in 1981 and 1982 and was discontinued in 1983 when the Windsor 302 was brought back.

@michaelnault5905

4 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful car!

@Flies2FLL

4 ай бұрын

The Lincoln LS and Ford Thunberbird also had 3.9 liter V8's....

Grandpa's '66 Park Lane was the same color as yours. It's valve covers were shaped differently, taller, flat-on-top and had "Mercury" pressed into them. Very distinctive looking covers. First engine I was entrusted to "work on" (plugs & points), at the age of 16. That 410 has been residing in my '69 F250 for the past 45 years, been overhauled twice and still propels this 70 year old man's butt into town, for supplies, on a regular basis and still runs as smoothly, and reliably, as ever. Nice job on the video. 👍

@rightlanehog3151

4 ай бұрын

👍👍

@jesseduke694

4 ай бұрын

Those valve "Mercury" valve covers were for 1965 & 1966. 67 they just went back to the "Power by Ford" valve covers. I have had both 65 & 66 Mercury 390's that had them. I have a set on my 390 in my pickup right now. They are cool Valve covers!

@FRLN500

3 ай бұрын

Those valve covers were designed taller to accommodate adjustable rocker arms for the solid lifter engines, but they found their way onto hydraulic lifter cam engines also.

Adam, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the original/earlier owner(s) for taking such good care of this magnificent Mercury Park Lane. 🙌🙌🙌🙌

@Doctorj63

4 ай бұрын

That's truly a beautiful automobile.

@jamesplotkin4674

4 ай бұрын

@@Doctorj63 Weird that it hasn't A/C for such a deluxe ride.

@lqr824

3 ай бұрын

@@jamesplotkin4674 depends on the part of the country you're in. Much of the nation probably doesn't need it at all.

That’s a beautiful car. I suspect one of the rarest parts on that car would be a new air cleaner decal😂. I’d never heard of a 410.

There was also a 410 MEL. It was produced only for 1958 Edsels and only in the Corsair and Citation models. Great video! It's nice to see these underappreciated cars get some attention.

@Lurch4you

4 ай бұрын

My first thought exactly

@aldonelson5757

4 ай бұрын

I have a 1967 Convertible with the 410. Only 11k miles with a few upgrades such as aluminum intake, upgraded Holley 650, 1.73 roller rockers, pertronix ignition kit in factory distributer, K&N filter & magnaflows with just a LITTLE rumble. With the carb dialed in & timing adjustments, we had nearly 400hp & 500trq. Installed a built Ford AOD & 3:1 gears, it is a runner & 23mpg with the a/c running. My parents went full boat on options as well. Power everything, leather, factory rally pack gauges, & a nice set of wheels I thought blend in nicely. Triple black, Handling suspension

@Johnnycdrums

4 ай бұрын

@@aldonelson5757; Nice.

@Barry_Davis

4 ай бұрын

E-475 engine.

@Thankz4sharing

4 ай бұрын

The 1958 MEL 410 was in the 1958-1968 big-block Mercury/Edsel/Lincoln series (383/410/430/462). The '66-67 410 was in the 1962-1973 FE V-8 generation II series (406/410/427/428).

I always enjoyed working on V8s with the front mounted distributors.

@johna1160

4 ай бұрын

When injected with truth serum, a Chevy guy will admit to wishing his SBC's had the dizzy up front.

@feez357

4 ай бұрын

@@johna1160 "the dizzy" that's funny. I haven't heard that for a hundred years!

@rogergoodman8665

4 ай бұрын

​@johna1160 : LOL! Nope! I'm a G.M. diehard who loves his old Pontiac and Chevy V8's and not once in my 40+ years of maintaining, hot rodding and rebuilding these engines did I ever wish they had a front mounted distributor. This is because of the multitude of water related problems that my friends who ran Ford products had. Ford was well aware since the 1960's that their design was very prone to water seizing the distributor in the engine, constant issues with corroded points, corroded distributor cap contacts, caps shorting out, rusted springs and counterweight etc. Ford received so many complaints that it led to the rubber diaper boots that many will remember making their appearance in the 1980's. I'll stick with my rear mounted distributors because I've never had a single water related issue with them ever and I've owned dozens of cars since my first car in 1987.

@oneninerniner3427

4 ай бұрын

​@@rogergoodman8665 87? Bahahahaha been driving front mount distribs since mmm 1970, no prob.

@rogergoodman8665

4 ай бұрын

@oneninerniner3427 : Don't know what to tell you bruh! I live in S.E. Pennsylvania and can only relate my personal experiences.

My grandfather absolutely loved his Mercurys especially his Marauder. I didn’t realize the torque output. So now I understand his satisfaction. That torque underfoot would bring a smile to anyone’s face

@jamesharrison6201

4 ай бұрын

Southern California HP units ran these Mercs and never lost a speed chase

@doberchic

2 ай бұрын

Marauders always gave me whiplash seeing them around. So cool. Love the panther bodies!

My Grand Dad had a 64 Parklane with the lowering rear window. He retired in 75 as head of Dyno Lab at Michigan Ave Engineering. From 64 until summer of 75 I went to every Sunday Event at Mich Ave. My Highlight was sitting in driver seat of Lemans winners when they rolled of trailer when they came home. In 2000 I took my son to Greenfield Village to see that GT-40. I met so many NASCAR and Indy Ford owners and drivers during this period, my Grand Dad always kept up with Racing until he sadly passed. He gave me his SAE plaque with the plastic model of the 65 Indy motor, the 1st "Bundle of snakes", it was 250 or 255 ci with the intake where exhaust was normally. He did a lot of work on the 351 Cleveland heads and always said that was Ford's best motor. Best Memories.

@georgebentley3295

Ай бұрын

Mercury also had 383 ci engine just below the 410

People think 60s cars were primitive, no electronics. However most V8s were pretty smooth. The inline 6's were great too. We had Novas and the turbo hydro autos were absolutely wonderful sifters. I'll never forget my ride home from my summer job as a kid in a '66 Rivera. That car was so smooth in acceleration and when the auto shifted all you heard was a drop in engine RPMs, What a car. Great video.

@profpainter5841

4 ай бұрын

People have no idea how nice the older cars were, much more comfortable and simpler to operate.

@martehoudesheldt5885

3 ай бұрын

they were so deceptively quiet and powerful. smooth at a low rpm. power on the bottom less than 3500. best at about 2800 rpm. god i miss them and hate the chainsaws i hear today. 8, 9, 10,000 rpm no good except for track

@timothymilam732

3 ай бұрын

​@@profpainter5841 My mom drove a 1969 Delta Custom Oldsmobile, which looked like a cutlass chevelle and the other GM cars by Buick and such. It had the bigger of the two 455's with turbo 400 12 bolt posi, and would literally as they say, press you into the seat until you let off the pedal. While doing so those nice radial tires my dad kept on it would leaving some serious rubber that lasted for years on the streets around where I grew up. My older brother had a 71 SS chevelle, and I was riding with my dad one afternoon coming home from barber shop, and we pulled up beside my brother. Ole man looks around, and I seeing no one was around rolls down his window, and tells my brother 20 bucks says he can't beat his mom's car. He grins at the ole man, says bet. Needless to say the old man beat him at the light, and my brother's 454 SS got beat. I think that they were equal as far as power goes, because I drove both cars, but the SS being a 4 speed couldn't keep up with the 400 automatic is my honest opinion. Anyway my brother had to mow the grass for a month, because that was what I got paid for my little bit of spending money. At least I got my money too, and was told not to tell my brother about it. Ole man never did let him forget about getting beat by mom's Olds, and my brother and I still talk about occasionally, but dad died in 99, and he's missed to this day. Mom still with us, and when her 78 Olds 98 finally wore out, I convinced her to get a lexus so she could drive in the style and power she was always use to having. She still drives her last 2012 LS460, and at 87 years old has to use cruse control to stay around speed limit of 75 mph, otherwise she'll find herself going closer to the centry mark or higher as it rides that smoothly and quiet. It's only got 22,000 miles on it at 12 years old, and I believe it'll be her ride as long as they renew her DL every 4 years.

@AB-vc7ox

3 ай бұрын

splitting hairs, technically and primitive by today's standards, it does have electronics... without a capacitor (condenser) points ignition would not work, without transistors and resistors (among other things) there would be no radio. I think it fair to say things got far more complicated when digital electronics and emissions control came along.

@herbodiferous7751

3 ай бұрын

​@@profpainter5841brakes, steering, suspension, tires and electronic ignition were nice upgrades from then till now. But I was happy as a clam driving them, so I get what you mean by comfortable. Who cares if it needs 3 or 4 belts?

I am a FORD only fan for 45 years. I never heard of a 410. Well played thanks for posting

@Bbbbad724

3 ай бұрын

I ll tell you what an extra 20 cubes makes a difference. I built one as a deep breather and holy smokes it was a menace. Hp an tq for days and it was a lot like a 428. I put Holleys on them with a square bore aluminum intake with a 750 and a C6 and a shift kit and headers. A running dude. Adam has a drive around video and it is so graceful. Mine had a 294S I built . It was a menace.

@robertkubrick3738

3 ай бұрын

Have you heard of the 406? It's a 390 crank with 428 pistons/bore size, the largest size you can guarantee the block can be bored to. 427 required Sonoray inspection before the block was bored that far.

@Bbbbad724

2 ай бұрын

@@robertkubrick3738 The thing about the 406 is that it has to be the thick bores like a 428. The beauty of the 410 is that a regular good 390 bore can be bored .030 or.040 over and with the 3.98 stroke, have 416-418 ci. The three rib 105 blocks even have the 3 rib main bracing of a CJ but with the thinner bores. They would be great as a turbo engine. At 4.08 even the bores should be thick enough for a 1000 hp.

@Bbbbad724

2 ай бұрын

@@robertkubrick3738 Btw, there are 4.125, and 4.25 cranks available for sale for 431 and 445 respectively.

@robertkubrick3738

2 ай бұрын

@@Bbbbad724 I have not seen an FE block yet that can't be bored 4.13. My old PI block had 352 cast into it. 427s bore is when you need Sonoray or just sleeve it.

I had a 67 mercury Monterey with the 410 about 30 years ago, was in awesome shape but was out of space to keep it with my mustangs. Thought the valve covers had mercury script and the mercury head. Beautiful car, mine looked almost identical except black vinyl seats (was the same color also)

221 Windsor was introduced in 1962 and production ended in May 1963 because customers preferred the 260 Windsor. Depending on how many months the 410 was in production, the 221 Windsor may be the shortest lived Ford V8. Interestingly the 221 Windsor had the same displacement as the original version of Ford's flat-head V8.

@aldonelson5757

4 ай бұрын

That is correct. When Shelby built the first Cobras from chassis & bodies he brought in from A/C cars in England. A/C went under due to no engines, so Shelby bought up all of their stock & slipped in the 221ci Windsor. The 260ci came out & replaced the 221ci. The first two Cobras were his samples. He repainted the cars to make people think he had a stock. He put a 283 4bbl in one to pitch to GM, But they said no because they did not want competition for the Corvette or other cars in the works. Same for Chrysler, but they laughed him out of the office. He reinstalled the 260ci & pushed his way into Ford executive offices to see HFII. Told HFII that he wanted to pitch his Cobra & had 2 operational units with the 260. HFII got excited & wanted to hear the pitch. Ford took the pitch & gave him all of the factory backing he needed to build the cars. He got a hangar at LAX & went to work. Next was the 289 HiPo with 271hp built to Shelby spec of 350hp. He reengineered suspension & frame to handle the hp & was on his way. When the 427 came out, the car had to be widened considerably & again reset suspensions to handle 500hp. The Mustang came out & Shelby was tapped once again & built the GT350 for 1965. These cars were racers & were just brutally fast beating everything in its class. The 1966's had racer & streeter with the streeters available with all regular options including a/c, special Shelby rally pack & more. The GT40 was initially built in England & failed miserably. Once again, Shelby was called upon to make another winner. With major reengineering & two testing/learning years at Lemans, they learned & won four times in a row, smashing Ferrari because the old man would not sell to Ford. Enzo had his ass handed to him in Europe while in the states, Ford was very successful in stock cars, using the Galaxie 500XL & Mercury Marauder with 427 high-riser. Ford also did well at the drags with Galaxie & Marauder lightweights, but needed a faster car to run with the smaller Chryslers. Thus the Fairlane 500 was on the scene. Stripped to nothing, not even carpet or back seats!! With the 427 low-riser, the little Ford was nearly untouchable. Only 100 were made for race teams & only cost $1. Next was Fords 427 sohc & dohc. The sohc was a screamer & great drag motor with 1x4, 3x2 or 2x4 carbs up to 675hp with 2x4. Sohc was used by such great drag racers as Connie Kallitta, Dyno Don Nicholson, Bob Glidden & more. The dohc had same induction, but nearly 800hp. The Dohc is extremely rare as very few were made for testing. My grandfather retired from the postal service & became a tech support specialist for Ford. He was in the lab in Dearborn when testing the dohc. He said it was impressive & amazing. The sohc was slated for use at stock racing, but that asshole Bill France gave Ford the negatory, although 500 vehicles had the motor. The pussball let Chrysler run the 426 Hemi, but no on the Ford. The 427 high-riser was tweaked & still beat the Hemi may times. Next was the Boss 302/351/429 motors. 1969 was a horrendus year for Boss 302 as Ford ran it as a tunnel port. Ran very poorly, so Chevrolet won the manufacturers championship for the year. Ford roared back for 1970 with an updated Boss 302, thus destroying Chevy, Pontiac, Olds & Buick that year. 1971 was Ford's last year of factory backed racing. Boss 302/351/429 dominated in their classes here while the 427 beast could not be touched in Europe. Ford & Mercury won many races & many championships during that time. HFII & Lido Antonio Iacocca ran a tight program. God Rest Their Souls

@michaelatkins9780

4 ай бұрын

​@aldonelson5757 question, wasn't that 221 block used by cosworth as the starting point for their 1.5 dohc F1 engine?

@aldonelson5757

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelatkins9780 yes

@stevelee5724

4 ай бұрын

All sold out in New Zealand. Used and abused for stock cars..... no 221 left.....

@stevelee5724

4 ай бұрын

​@@michaelatkins9780 hey Mike. I've not heard that. Is that a question or a nod ? Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿

I had a relative who owned one. Damn good car and damn good engine - pulled like a freight train.

I love how he always puts dual exhausts on his vehicles. It can really awaken a somewhat docile V8 into a boulevard bruiser.

@Johnnycdrums

4 ай бұрын

Not always.

@raystargazer

3 ай бұрын

and it always sounds very cool! More expensive, but I did my 67 Malibu and never looked back. It definitely breathed better.

@vhsorbeta95

2 ай бұрын

Not really. And not authentic. And Ford 2 barrel engines didn't get factory dual exhaust.

My younger friends and I have an ongoing debate about the virtues of electronic ignition and fuel injection-as the old guy, I always vote for points and carburetors! Here is proof that you don't need all of the technology to have a smooth running engine-thank you!

@jimmyaber5920

4 ай бұрын

EFI makes the same engine last longer. I saw in the 70s on Volvo when they offered fuel injection as option and more recently when chevy didn't make any changes but introduced throttle body injection in 84. Carbs overfuel and knock down cylinder lubrication when cold with choke and also on throttle opening due to accelerator pump squirt. Not as accurate in a lot of other load ranges too. Not speaking to reliability or do it yourself repairability.

@thisisnightshop2037

4 ай бұрын

As long as all the cylinders have even compression and the distributor is in good working order, you might be surprised by how smooth a carbureted engine with points ignition can be. Case in point the old Mercedes-Benz M1 80 That was used in the fan cars from 1960 to 67 was an exceptionally smooth engine. It was a single overhead cam in-line six as well so it was fairly technologically advanced.

@peggyseefeldt2638

4 ай бұрын

Won't find a nicer one. It's a keeper buddy.

@martehoudesheldt5885

3 ай бұрын

points

@ebenezerwheezer2957

3 ай бұрын

70-year-old here too I'll go with electronic fuel injection and electronic ignition any day of the week versus the old carburetor and points distributor system.

We owned an auto dismantling yard for 45 years. My dad would take every 410 he got and put it in his ford pickups.

My 410 was pulled from my Park Lane some months ago at 154,000 miles. Heads done (not cheap), pistons and pins equalized in weight, crank needed only a polish, rods at shop for re-sizing, balance, and arp bots, while block goes in this Wednesday. Now some things I notice about your engine. Must be early production as you do not have the closed breather with nipple on the air cleaner that I have. Your engine is definitely a lighter blue compared to mine. You have a 70s' vacuum canister on your distributor. The 4300, in the right hands, can be a great carb. In the right hands would have been Jon at Pony Carbs before he passed away. He did mine, we talked about it on the phone in 2004, and on my car it runs flawlessly like fuel injection. He knew just what internal mods were needed and now they are lost to time unless I open mine up and go looking. Just looked at your story on the 71 Ambassador. I just acquired a 1972 Ambassador Brougham station wagon that Dennis drove down for me. Precious little on that car.

221 was only produced for two years as well. The distributor in my 7 Litre Galaxies 428 got so stuck, nothing would free it. Waited till 120 + degree Arizona summer day and blasted it with a Freon can turned upside down. Shock cooled it, and it popped right out! Agree with you on the 4100. The most reliable 4bbl ever conceived.

@darrellepickering8433

3 ай бұрын

I used to use a fire extinguisher, the sudden cold will free it every time. The Y-blocks were bad about that too.

I had a 410 that was made from a '73 FTE 390 block, a set of 406 heads that had massive ports, an Edelbrock intake & 750 CFM carb, a better cam profile, a 428 CJ oil filter adapter (better oil passages) and a 9.25-1 CR. A set of TBC Thorley headers, 3" exhaust with an X-crossover, it was a very nice, torquey motor in my bump-side F250

@jamespell8091

4 ай бұрын

Frankensteining engines is fun. I had a 318 (Chrysler) I had used 318-3 heads (large exhaust ports closed chambers) headers and a hipo 360 camshaft an old hipo 273 four barrel intake manifold with some AFB Chrysler carburator. The thing revved and had gobs of torque as well

@olikat8

4 ай бұрын

Funny you should say "318." I've got one going through machining right now with one of Herb McCandless' old machinists. '76 block, '90 "308"-cast heads, '70 340 forged steel crank, I-beam rods and KB pistons. It's for my '76 Valiant sedan that has a lot of tricks up it's sleeves. Herb even laughed, told me it would easily be, between the two, easily within 20 HP of a 340. @@jamespell8091

@Bbbbad724

2 ай бұрын

That would have been a sweet truck.

@olikat8

2 ай бұрын

It was- I sold it and the Microsoft software engineer who bought it, loves the thing. He got it painted, put wheels & tires on it, and then had the bed Rhino-lined@@Bbbbad724

@olikat8

2 ай бұрын

I just co-drove a Valiant sedan with a 318 that has a '70 340 crank, I-beam rods, and KB hypereutectic pistons in the bottom end. The top end is a set of '90 '308' heads, RPM air gap intake and an Edelbrock carb. Thing has about 9.5-1 compression ratio, headers, 2.5" dual exhaust with an X-crossover...even with a 2.76 rear end, that car scooted @@jamespell8091

That is a true piece of Americana History. For all manufactures, the cars produced from the mid 60's to the end of the decade were just simply cool cars.

This is my favorite car out of all of Adam's collection I've seen here. That interior is just clean and elegant as is this entire vehicle.

Ford offered a 406 FE as their high-performance engine for 1962 and part of 1963. It was discontinued midway through '63 when Ford introduced the 427. Among other things, the 406 was Ford's first engine to employ cross-bolted main bearing caps.

@61rampy65

4 ай бұрын

I think 61 was the first year for the 406. Not 100 sure, tho. You are correct about the cross bolted mains.

@daledavies2334

4 ай бұрын

The 406 used the 3.78" stroke with a bore of 4.125" which was the same as used later for the 428.

@jdwht2455

4 ай бұрын

Not all 406 engines had the cross bolted mains - I bought and owned a '63, purchased new in mid '63, without them though it did have the longer 427 headers and distributor and the late tri power intake. Real interesting engine to buy parts. And yes, the 406 engine was introduced in late '61.

@user-co7fb6qe5w

4 ай бұрын

Didn't someone in Nascar race a 406 in 62 or 63? Maybe Cale Yarborough?

@xaenon

4 ай бұрын

@@61rampy65 The 406 may have been introduced in '61 as a '62 offering, but for '61 the tawp dawg at FoMoCo was the triple-deuce 390, 401 hp. That induction was carried over to the 406, though later abandoned for dual quad. 406s had a bad habit of scattering their lower end until they came up with cross-bolted mains.

My dad had a 1967 Mercury Parklane Brougham when I was a kid so this brings back memories. It was fully loaded and had interval wipers and a factory 8 track stereo which my dad used all the time. The rear speakers were behind die cast grills in the roof rear sail panels. They pointed directly in you ear. No mater which side you sat on, you only heard the speaker that inches from your ear blaring.

Beautiful car, that as a young guy back in the day I wouldn't have given a second glance. Thanks for sharing.

I had a '73 3/4 ton Ford 4x4 that had this FE (installed by previous owner) that was out of a '66 Mercury. Had an Autolite 4100 up top. Fantastic engine.

My dad bought a brand new 1966 Colony Park Station Wagon that had the 410 in it. We kids called it the 'Station Weapon'. It was the first auto engine that I began exploring and wrenching on as I graduated to tools and an interest in cars. My dad also has a 1963 T-bird with the 390. Remember him talking about the 410 being smoother and more powerful engine. A buddy of mine has a 410 in his pickle fork speed boat. Thanks for the history lesson!

A similarly short production run was had by the "Fairlane V8", aka the 221 Windsor. Introduced for the 1962 model year, phased out in May, 1963. Your Park Lane Brougham is a very similar greenish-gold as the 1965 Comet Caliente 4-door I had for many years. Thanks for sharing, Happy Trails!

@harrybigfootsc

3 ай бұрын

My mother bought a Maverick in the fall of 1969 which was the first of the 1970 introduction of the Maverick. Instead of the normal plaid seats this one had all black vinyl interior with a 200 CID six cylinder coupled with a C6 automatic transmission. The color was lime gold which sounds like the greenish gold you describe. It was a beautiful color.

Adam I built a 410 at .040 over. I hot rodded it by enlarging the main passage that ran the length of the engine. I blocked the down passage on all of the passages just above the can with a spill back to the pan and at the bottom of the center passege. It kept the oil flowing and cool all the way back to 5. 1 was priority, 234 had a set of priority cross bolted mains that braced the block and created priority oiling and 5 was also. 418 ci 750 Holley Roller Can. Factory deep sump race pan C6 AER with 2.15 intake 1.625 exhaust valves softens chamber heads on the aluminum medium Riser intake. And stainless steel headers in a 67 Mustang. Fastback 4 speed fully internally balanced with Mallory metal. It dynoed at 618 hp and 625 ft lbs of torque. It was a beast and mechanical noise was non existent, just a lope from the cam. My wife made me sell it because it really was a menace. But I loved building FEs and I have found that building a 418ci engine that makes that kind of power that weighs halfway between a 289 and a 351 and crushes 600 hp with factory parts is one heckuva engine. I never broke it. The FE was the best engine ever made. I got the C6AER heads from a truck the 3 Aluminum cross bolted mains that were able to allow me to wind it up to 7000 rpm’s and follow it Notor Trend story to make it a priority main engine was great 418 ci at 7000 rpm’s with reworked F 100 heads, a Medium Riser intake 750 DP carb. I didn’t spend much money on it, but dang it was a beast! All I wanted to do was faceplate that 351C top loader and have the synchros dog ringed so all you had to do was let off the gas and shift it. 😂I am 63 now. I really want to do it again!

@Bbbbad724

3 ай бұрын

I always replace the 4350 and intake with a open hole aluminum intake and a 625 Holley . And they cranked out the torque. I miss your drive around, it is a smooth runner!

@eddiefe428

3 ай бұрын

I like the fe engines,what kind of pistons did this 418 cubic inch have

@Bbbbad724

3 ай бұрын

@@eddiefe428 they were 4032 TRW forged with a 1.66 compression height. 4.09x 3.98. . It ran as well as a 428 .

in 1954 Mercury used a 256 Y block for that year only. Was also used in '55 Ford HD trucks, for one year only. The 406 FE was a 1½ year engine for '62 & first half of '63, replaced by 427.

@gregoryclemen1870

4 ай бұрын

ford was known for making mid year changes that were not documented.

@lubesiron-cslfarmsllc2751

4 ай бұрын

I had a 1954 Ford F600 grain truck that had the 256 Y block

@xaenon

4 ай бұрын

@@gregoryclemen1870 Part of why amongst some auto enthusiasts, Fords are kinda hated on. There used to be a joke that Ford never built the same engine twice.

@gregoryclemen1870

4 ай бұрын

@@xaenon ford like chrysler, and G.M., they all were competing with each other when it came to the muscle car era, and a lot of good technology came from that time, ford would discontinue an engine if it had too many bugs in it, rather than try to work out the problems, they would stop production of that engine, and move on to something else.

@tombryant1104

4 ай бұрын

@@gregoryclemen1870 No doubt they WERE documented. Was Fed law that anything that effected parts number or interchangeability be noted with update bulletin. Often that info was overlooked by parts suppliers.

Magnificent vehicle. The 351 Cleveland also suffered the same seized distributor ailment. Here in Australia, Ford cast "Australian block" 351's which had a higher nodular iron component than the USA versions - much sought after for racing. But same distributor problem. We also had a 302 CID version of the Cleveland.

@sombra6153

4 ай бұрын

I found out the hard way that the distributor would also seize up on the 351M in my mother’s 1975 Mercury Montego Wagon.

I've been a car lover since the 50's and I didn't know this. Thanks for the vid!

Had me a ‘66 Monterey convertible with the 410. Wonderful car, beast of an engine. Rebuilt it in ‘97, added a mild cam, and front disk brakes, made it even better.

Wow, thank you,,I've never seen a 410 V8.,,I'm 66 years old now and all my life I've noticed that Ford built several awesome cars but not very many of them and not for very long, so as a mostly Chevy guy I wasn't worried about meeting up with a really fast Ford. I knew they were out there but my chances of seeing one was rare, ,I'm Rick, an old school street racer with respect for all those rare moments and cars and who wouldn't love to own a Mercury like your example.

That you for this great video. My brother had a '69 Torino GT with the 390 and you sure brought back some fond memories.

@raystargazer

3 ай бұрын

A buddy of mine wanted to sell me a 68 Torino with a 427. I opted out due to various issues including a new marriage. To this day I regret that decision.

@gwilliamwallace

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply. My brother wanted the 427 but got vetoed by my father who cosigned the loan which was $3,500. Those were the days. He ordered the car with the 390 and C6 automatic so our mother could drive it if she needed to. I have some crazy stories about street racing and running from the cops back then. If you pull off in the woods to evade the cops at night make sure you take your foot off the brake ;) Still one of my favorite cars.@@raystargazer

Adam, your Park Lane Brougham is an impressive Mercury as is your knowledge of FoMoCo engines!!! 👍👍🙂

My dad bought a brand new 1966 Mercury Park Lane with that 410 4-B inside. That baby was smooth, quite, and fast. That's nice what you have there. 💯

So many memories dad had a 67 park lane with a 410..he swore it was the most cold blooded engine he ever saw.. A buddy had a 65 Maurader with enormous rectangular ports in the heads.. and power.. and I had a 64 park lane with the breezeway windows. Lots of happy highway memories

That car is in absolutely beautiful shape!

My dad had this engine in his 1966 park lane Great motor, everyone who drove it would comment on how peppy and fast it was Great car

My dad has a couple of these 410's (390FE bore/428FE crank). We're putting one in my 1967 Mercury Comet, and one in my 1968 Mercury Commuter wagon. Both will have a top loader behind them, but the Commuter will have the 3 speed with overdrive top loader. They make some nice torque. The Comet's 410 is getting a tri-power, headers and a healthy cam). The Commuter is just getting the Autolite 4100, Edelbrock, A/C, Power Brakes, Power Steering, and a torquey cam (very little lope). We used to have a 1967 Mercury Marquis with a factory top loader 4 speed. Rare car, I drove it for a long time. He ended up selling it because he got a divorce and needed to get rid of some of his cars. He's always been a fan of the FE motors (and has just about every size they made bigger than the 390).

I have owned a lot of vehicles with FE engines and they run smoothly and in my experience start quickly like that, barely turn the key. Awesome car. Need to build a 410 next 😊

Delightful. I really liked these Mercurys when they were new, and yes, I love that Ford V8 exhaust of that era.

My 1966 Colony Park had the same engine. Great car and great engine. Bullit proof. Thanks for the memories. Great channel and great content.

My Mom's car was a '66 Park Lane with the Breezeway rear window when I was a kid. I did my first wrenching and driving in that 410 Marauder-powered car. True story.

sounds very nice for an oldie, there is something about the way older engines sounds that is very pleasant to the ears

Man I absolutely love your channel. I've not owned anything classic per se but I did have an 81 VW rabbit diesel for almost 5 years and loved it and it's 48 angry horsepower lol. Great channel and videos sir!!

@gulfy09

4 ай бұрын

And you forgot 48 mpg too

@hawkeye454

4 ай бұрын

@@gulfy09 yep it was great on fuel! It was a great car even though it was over 20 years old by the time I had it.

@hawkeye454

4 ай бұрын

@@gulfy09 yep it was great on fuel! It was a great car even though it was over 20 years old by the time I had it.

@tomgaddis5020

4 ай бұрын

My dad got 70 mpg out of his 77 rabbit diesel on a trip one time. He worked hard to get that bit it was possible with careful driving. 50 mpg was normal local driving

@Sheisthedevilyouknowwho-ft9we

4 ай бұрын

don't feel bad about your 48 hp VW. I bought a '80 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am at age 16 in 1991, because I had always wanted one, looked more exotic than the usual T/A. Factory rated at 210 hp & 345 ft/lbs. As to those dyno numbers, anyone who ever had one would tell you, "in your dreams". 😁 tagline in advertising should have been "buy it for the novelty of it, not for the performance". I took it to my uncle at the time, he thought he could get the A/C to work, he later said "if you open the hood, and she's got a turbo, on a gas-burner with a carburetor, run the other way"

My dad had one of these when I was a kid, and I remember he put the pedal to the metal one day passing someone and it would fly.

Years ago I drag raced a 410 in a ‘70 Cougar. The guy who I got the engine from told me that it came out of an old school bus. But, I always thought it most likely came out of a Mercury. Great information thanks

Love your Mercurys Adam. Another short-lived Ford engine was the malaise era 255 V8 from '80-'82, I believe.

All your cars are top notch.

I had a 76 f-150 super can 2wd with a 360 . Found a 410 at junkyard in a 66 marauder. Rebuilt it & put it in an the truck ! Was great !!

Beautiful car . That 410 was a great engine. In those days if you had a Mercury with the 410 you were really envied.

Have 2 -1964 Mauraders one has the 427 Cammer dual quad and my late father has a bunch of FE motors he left me in the barn. I have one of those 410ci motors and I thought they were a rare FE motor for Mauraders! Wow. Thank you for the vid. Answered alot of questions for me that didn't make sense. I appreciate it

I may be a lunatic Adam, but I always get excited as you approach the door of any of your classic Ford/Lincoln/Mercurys...there is the music of the door handles and latches that no other brand has. Until the day I sold my '76 Cougar XR7 those doors and handles did the exact same thing. Petty fetish? I think not! Keep the vids coming!

🇺🇸👍 I had a 410 in a Colony Park Wagon. Before the 260,289,302,351 was a 221 1962-1963 it shared the same stroke as the 260-289 2 7/8 inch but smaller bore being 3 1/2 inch at 145 HP .👍

I just stumbled across the channel wasn’t even looking for car stuff😅 I happen to be working with my son on my great grandmothers 67 Mercury Monterey. Thank you so much for this video that car is beautiful ours has been sitting for 30 years

Found a 410 engine in a 1969 mercury f100 from canada. The carburetor was the only non factory part on it. It had a 650cfm holley that rarely had the need for the secondaries to open. It actually got very decent fuel economy if you kept your foot out of it.

I used to have a '67 Mercury Marquis with the 410 Marauder engine. The weird thing about this engine was that the valve covers not only covered the heads but also part of the intake manifold.

@oneninerniner3427

4 ай бұрын

Yup, all FE engines were like that.

You got me on this one...I've NEVER heard of the 410 engine. Thanks for sharing the history of this historic vehicle.

Wow ! I am stoked to see a car like we had! Only ours was silver, same roof and interior as this. Alas the weak link was the 289 that powered it, probably because it wasn’t a Park Lane. After a couple years we went shopping for a bigger engine to install(used), but ended up trading the car. Dad passed last year a week before his 98th, and I have lots of good memories about all the (many) cars we owned! One was a 1962 Fairlane with a 221”. I believe that was only offered ONE year?

I've had several 410 Merc's over the years. Bought what was told to me 3 390's? Only to discover they were Merc 410's. I wasn't disappointed, Especially when one of them turned out to have 428 CJ crank and rods. All had standard 390 4V heads. After working them they were all really good Performers. The last year was 1968 though. I pulled one out of a 68 Mercury.

That's one very sweet ride, thanks Adam.

what a beautiful engine and automobile. thanks for the video!

Who knew:) Thank you Adam for another interesting engine report.

That is a dreamy Mercury.... love that bold elemental dash. Engine sounded perfect at the pipes. Enjoy! 😊

That would be the perfect engine for a '76 F250 Highboy.

@c.r.parish5908

4 ай бұрын

I have a friend who did this.

@nathanmcdonald610

4 ай бұрын

I always said that about the 428. I never knew the reason why Ford didn't include that engine in the F-Series pickups back then, smooth low end torque for days, it was the perfect engine for big trucks, eventually 460 filled the gap nicely for two decades though.

Love me a '60s Mercury!!! Yours is beautiful!

What a beautiful car! The idle quality is almost unbelievable lol.

Enjoyed your video. My first car was a 66 Parklane

Well that's neat. Thanks for the video, very cool.

Had a 1967 Mercury Colony Park with the 410 Marauder and found it smooth and quite powerful in such a large vehicle.

@aldonelson5757

4 ай бұрын

I described my merc & the 410 was plenty powerful & could handle a few tweaks.

Your attention to detail is remarkable. You certainly know the ins and outs of that machine. Thank you for sharing.

Wow, that old Merc is clean!

The 352 was an incredibly smooth and reliable engine!

@stevewheatley243

3 ай бұрын

Had a 63 Ford,352 3 on the tree that ran like a raped ape.

I love your nod to Hawaii 50 with your front Aloha State license plate! I always enjoyed the new cars when the new season of 50 premiered every fall when I was back in school and summer was over. I was especially excited with the debut of the 5mph bumpers because the cars looked so incredibly different starting in 1973 and fully implemented by 1974. Talking about excited, the first square headlights gave the front ends a much sleeker look, but I really longed for the amazing array of beautiful front ends once we didn’t have to use those terrible sealed beam headlights. I spent the summer of 1982 in Europe and I was fascinated by the incredible variety of sleek automobiles of all kinds. I mailed home cases of car brochures from visiting many dealerships, those that I could walk to from the many train stations. In 1982 we had no smart or even dumb phones! The Uber wealthy might’ve had a briefcase or car phone in their limousine! 😂😂 I’m so old, 65 on Sunday!

Beautiful car, thanks for sharing 👍

A good friend had one of these in a '67 Park Lane. You're right, very smooth with plenty of power.

@scrunchymacscruff1244

3 ай бұрын

Could it fit in a pinto

My grandparents had a 66 parklane 4 door! With the 410 4 barrel engine. It was very quick for a large car.

I helped my dad swap a 330 truck engine out for one of these in a 66 f600. It made a great truck engine. That was when you could still get them at the salvage for a reasonable price.

@marksmith4346

3 ай бұрын

I remember seeing a 410 when I was in school and was keeping my eye out for one...my dad had a 69 F100 with the 360, I really wanted to swap a 410 in that thing. Think it would have been fast and still would have been a workhorse. Alas, money was a whole thing back then.

The 410 was a 352, 390 bore, with the longer stroke 428 crankshaft. They were also used in Ford police package cars. The favored motorhead engine rebuild was to bore .030 over and restroke with the 428 rotating assembly. That turned the 352, 360, 390 FE engines into a 416 and it ran great.

Love this car from your collection

I have one rare engine for you, a 66 Ford 428 police interceptor. Basically it’s a 428 hi pro. A one year only solid lifter engine, hi lift cam, factory aluminum 4 barrel intake and the block isn’t drilled for a hydraulic cam and lifters. One year only engine.

A work of art. Thanks for the video.

Beautiful car and engine !……. Thanks

Beautiful car! Thanks for sharing/showing it.

The 462 MEL was around only slightly longer. The 462 MEL was used in Lincolns for 1966 - 1967 and the early 1968 Lincolns. Early in the 1968 model year, Lincolns got the 460

@marko7843

4 ай бұрын

Yep, I remember our neighbors at Tahoe had a '68 with a 462 while we had a 460. (Anyone else think that Cadillac brought out the 472 in 1968 because Lincoln punched out the 430 to 462 in 1966? LOL!)

@1575murray

4 ай бұрын

@@marko7843 That was the reason that Cadillac introduced the 472 which eventually got stroked to 500 cubic inches. Ford and Chrysler both introduced new engines in 1966 which were bigger than the 429 Cadillac was putting in its cars which was the limit of the engine's architecture at the time.

@marko7843

4 ай бұрын

@@1575murray and oh, the irony, that the new Ford engine was only 460, and Chrysler never exceeded 440...

@BrandonLeeBrown

4 ай бұрын

@@marko7843 Chrysler came out with the 440 engine in 1966, as a luxury car engine, to compete with the big, smooth Lincoln and Cadillac engines. All 1966 and 1967 440 engines were, "factory hand balanced" to insure that they ran super smooth. For 1968, the 440's got standard factory balancing.

Just a lovely vehicle Adam. 18 k, wow.

I've torn down a 390 from a dump truck that used 410 pistons for lower compression. The 410 used of the shelf parts from other FE engines but had unique pistons with a shorter compression height.

Thank you for sharing Awesome car that is

Interesting love those Mercurys

The 460 Delivers more Torque and that is what you need to move these 5000 LB. Cars. Your Mercury looks like Steve Mcgarrett's car on Hawaii Five- O.

@chrisdooley1184

4 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@porkyswelding

3 ай бұрын

book 'em Dano, now that song is in my head

@lilibethdoherty295

3 ай бұрын

What a Great time the late Sixties were, the Best of Everything and no whacked out scumbags wandering da screets.@@porkyswelding

@farleymusclewhite411

3 ай бұрын

A 1967 Parklane 2 door Hardtop weighed 3,970 dry. Add 113 Lbs. for AC. This is according to my 1968 Kelly Blue Book. He really doesn't need a 460..

Great video very informative. Keep them coming please

You always do such a nice job on these, Adam. Thank you.

390 with 428 crank. Built one for my pickup. Torquey!!! 😎

Adam, Yes, the 1963 Pontiac Tempest offered an optional 326 cid V-8 that was actually 336 cid. GM brass told Pontiac's head John Z. Delorean that he couldn't offer an engine in his compact Tempest with an engine larger than the Corvette, so it must be advertised as a 326 and the displacement reduced to an actual 326 cubic inches for the subsequent 1964 model years. Hence, this perticular "326" was built only for that one year in 1963.

Beautiful engine, beautiful cars

My Dad bought a 64' Ford Galaxy XL convertible brand new. It had a 406 in it with 3 deuces. Just recently learned that the 406 was only offered for 2, years, 63' & 64'. Great information on the 410.