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Originally Posted by Howard
G'day Lionel,
The last unanswered part of your question, All Ford CMP's, including Carriers, had the famous side-whacker, the world's first V8!
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The V8 used in all capacity Ford CMP's was 239 Cubic inches, or a stroke of 3 3/4" and a bore of 3 3/16". They were nominally rated at 95hp. All Australian (and NZ) built "Bren" Carriers also had this same engine. Ford commercial trucks and cars up to the end of the war had 221 cubic inch engines (3 3/4" X 3 1/16) of 85hp.
Howard, just to clarify what you said. The Ford V8 was the first available to the ordinary motorist in an affordable production car. There had been many makes prior with V8s, but they tended to be expensive luxury makes with limited markets, Cadillacs and the like. There had even been French Renault V8s used in WW1 to power fighter planes.
BUT! The Ford was the world's first V8 with a one piece block, the secret to it's affordablity. Took Caddilac 10 years to catch up and Chev more than 20.
