[DeTomaso] Did Ford make a 400 for the Pantera?

[Larry Weston]

I am surprised that very many of those nice big heavy Country Squire wagons would have survived the last big scrapping binge when the yards were offering several hundreds of dollars per car. 

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> On Apr 16, 2018, at 2:06 PM, GERRY ROMACK <gr2835 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>   Steve,
> 
>   I have seen many 73 400M small bell-housing engines found in  Ford
>   Country Squire Station wagons in the salvage yard....
> 
>   Gerry who enjoys scrounging.
> 
>     On April 16, 2018 at 4:45 AM STEVEN L HAWKINS wrote:
>     It's the same block, as you say the 400FMX has the small bell
>     housing but it also has untapped bosses for a 351C motor mount but,
>     I'm pretty sure it's only on one side of the block. Dan Jones will
>     probably jump in and verify it, he's the person I got my 400FMX
>     block from.
>     Steve
> 
>     On April 16, 2018 at 3:49 AM Thomas Toernblom wrote:
>     I know that there was a 400 with a small bell-housing pattern for
>     the
>     FMX, but it still used the normal 400 motor mounts. But this guy
>     claims
>     it was not this engine.
>     The complete comment was:
>     ---
>     400 FMX, should be a D1AE block. That's the name that was given to
>     it
>     because of the trans that backed it. Also, in `73 Ford produced a
>     400
>     with the small bell and dual motor mounts designed for the Pantera
>     ---
>     So he clearly is differentiating the FMX 400 from the special
>     Pantera 400.
>     Mike, ever heard anything about this?
>     /Thomas
>     Den 2018-04-16 kl. 10:40, skrev STEVEN L HAWKINS:
> 
>     Thomas,
>     It's true that Ford made some 400 blocks in 1973 with the small
>     bell-housing bolt pattern. I have one of those blocks in my Pantera.
>     The motor mounts are different so an adapter was made. I believe
>     maybe the bosses were on the block but would have to be drilled and
>     tapped.
>     Steve
> 
>     On April 16, 2018 at 1:41 AM Thomas Toernblom wrote:
>     There's a discussion about 400 blocks going on the Clevelands
>     Forever
>     group on FB and there is a claim:
>     ---
>     Also, in `73 Ford produced a 400 with the small bell and dual motor
>     mounts designed for the Pantera
>     ---
>     I have never heard this before.
>     Is there any truth to this claim?
>     /Thomas
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