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Special Coupe Frank · 08-26-2011, 10:57 PM

I would think that old Henry would have had some confidence in V-8 engines in general, due to their success in the Lincoln (founded by Henry Leland, a machinist and manufacturer that Ford had great respect for), as well as in the Cadillac since 1914...

I'm not sure if Old Henry always disliked the six-cylinder engine, or if his distaste for it was caused by the investors insisting on the luxury six-cylinder Model K, which Henry was very much opposed to...

Certainly, Ford was not opposed to "one-upmanship", and if Chevy was going to clean his clock with a six, then he was going to raise the ante with a V-8, which Chevy wouldn't see until 1955...

08-26-2011, 10:57 PM	#5
Special Coupe Frank Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Penna Posts: 2,108	Re: Model A,,, a transition car?? I would think that old Henry would have had some confidence in V-8 engines in general, due to their success in the Lincoln (founded by Henry Leland, a machinist and manufacturer that Ford had great respect for), as well as in the Cadillac since 1914... I'm not sure if Old Henry always disliked the six-cylinder engine, or if his distaste for it was caused by the investors insisting on the luxury six-cylinder Model K, which Henry was very much opposed to... Certainly, Ford was not opposed to "one-upmanship", and if Chevy was going to clean his clock with a six, then he was going to raise the ante with a V-8, which Chevy wouldn't see until 1955...