General Information

Serial #

PC 6536

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION. DISPLAY CASE HAS PLEXIGLASS & METAL TOP (INCORPORATING OVERHEAD LIGHTING UNIT), WOODEN BASE HAS METAL & SYNTHETICFINISH PANELS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

126.5 cm

Width

81.0 cm

Height

189.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Ford

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Windsor

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF ENGINE INTRODUCED IN EARLY 1960S

Canada

Unknown

Function

POWER SOURCE FOR AUTOMOBILE

Technical

WHEN INTRODUCED IN THE EARLY 1960S, FORD'S 223 CUBIC INCH ENGINE WAS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT ENGINES AVAILABLE, EXHIBITING HIGH GAS MILEAGE AT APPROX. 15 MILES TO THE GALLON OR 5 KMS TO THE LITRE. THIS OPERATING, SECTIONED AUTOMOBILE ENGINE WAS PROBABLY USED FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES IN A TRADE SHOW OR CAR DEALERSHIP.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

FEW LEGIBLE MARKINGS APPEAR ON ENGINE - SOME MINOR PART NOS. AND COMPONENT MODEL/STOCK NO. DESIGNATIONS APPEAR ON ENGINE PARTS

Missing

COMPLETE (AS CUTAWAY DISPLAY ENGINE)

Finish

ENGINE EXTERIOR HAS DARK BLUE PAINTED FINISH. MOST INTERNAL COMPONENTS RETAIN NATURAL METAL FINISH. LIGHT BLUE, RED & YELLOW PAINT USED TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTED DESIGN FEATURES/COMPONENT PARTS

Decoration

N/A