Ford's Forgotten Big Block: The 1958-68 MEL V8:
" ... the MEL V8 (Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln) is largely forgotten today."
https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/fords-forgotten-big-block-the-1958-68-mel-v8/
"Between 1958 and 1968, the MEL V8 was produced in four displacements: 383, 410, 430, and 462 cubic inches. All were built on the same basic architecture with 4.90-inch bore spacing, and they all shared the unusual design feature shown above. There were no combustion chambers in the cylinder head. Instead, the block deck was machined at a 10-degree angle, forming a wedge-shaped combustion space in the top of the cylinder bore. "
"Among production MEL V8s, the ultimate in looks and muscle might well be the 1958 Mercury Super Marauder, a special package with three two-barrel Holley carburetors and a fabulously styled cast-aluminum air cleaner assembly"
" ... the MEL V8 (Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln) is largely forgotten today."
https://macsmotorcitygarage.com/fords-forgotten-big-block-the-1958-68-mel-v8/
"Between 1958 and 1968, the MEL V8 was produced in four displacements: 383, 410, 430, and 462 cubic inches. All were built on the same basic architecture with 4.90-inch bore spacing, and they all shared the unusual design feature shown above. There were no combustion chambers in the cylinder head. Instead, the block deck was machined at a 10-degree angle, forming a wedge-shaped combustion space in the top of the cylinder bore. "
"Among production MEL V8s, the ultimate in looks and muscle might well be the 1958 Mercury Super Marauder, a special package with three two-barrel Holley carburetors and a fabulously styled cast-aluminum air cleaner assembly"
"If you look at Engine Masters you will see that Jon Kaase won the Vintage Engines Masters Competition with a MEL engine pouring out over 750 horsepower:
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