1978 Ford

Wagon

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

8P74H160166

Gasoline

THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.... An unmolested 1978 DRIVER....NOT A TRAILER QUEEN... 103,400 miles(approx.) Recent work includes... New Tires, Battery, Valve cover gaskets, A/C Compressor, Front end alignment, and much more... I purchased this car from the Original Family... It is a fantastic driver. I fixed it up to make a cross-country trip, but my health will not allow me to complete the dream. It has some minor rust around the rear wheel openings. The undercarriage is clean and solid. At the present time, this car needs NOTHING but a new owner. The interior is super clean with some carpet wear through, under the drivers side floor mat. My intention, was not to restore the car, but just make it safe and sound to drive anywhere. As you can see from the photos, there is some wear on the paint and a few age wounds that would normally be found on a car of this vintage. I have all 5 factory repair volumes that the dealers used for 1978. Over $2000 in recent work to get it road ready. This car is for sale locally, so I reserve the right to end auction if sold. Vintage car top carrier is included... I want to sell this car, as it pains me to just look at it and know I can't use it. I want it to go to someone who can appreciate such a classic piece of American Metal. I've added a Buy-It-Now... If you wish to make an offer, email me your phone # and I will call you. If we can reach an agreement, I will adjust the Buy-It-Now accordingly. NO insults Please... Thanks... I found a photo of the engine & added it. After research it turns out that the engine is a 351M. I was told it was a 351 but the Valve cover gaskets replaced were for a 400. Turns out the 351M is a 400 block with modifications, that was used for a few years. Below is what I copied from Wikipedia... When the 351 Cleveland was withdrawn after the end of the 1974 model year, Ford needed another engine in the 351 cubic inch (5.8 L) class, since production of the 351 Windsor was not sufficient and the 390 FE was being retired as well. To replace the 390, Ford took the 400 engine's tall-deck block and de-stroked it with the shorter throw crankshaft from the 351 Windsor, and taller pistons, to produce a 351 cubic inch (5.8 L) engine whose components were largely compatible with the 400. This engine was called the 351M and as a back-formation the taller-deck block became known as the M-block. The M designation is commonly referred to “Modified”, and is derived from the use of both "Cleveland" (block, heads) and "Windsor" (crankshaft) components in the same engine, a modification for the parts' intended application, so to speak. Another origin of the M designation may have come from where the engine blocks were cast. It follows the naming convention set forth by the 351C (Cleveland) cast at the Cleveland Foundry and 351W (Windsor) where the majority of the blocks were cast at the Windsor Casting Plant. From the introduction in the model year 1975, the 351M engine blocks (which are the same as the 400 engine block) were all produced at the Michigan Casting Center (MCC) in Flat Rock, MI or at the Cleveland Foundry (CF) also known as the Cleveland Casting Plant (CCP). To help distinguish it from the other two different 351s, the logical choice was to use the Michigan Casting Center, hence the “M” designation for 351 Michigan. The 351 Cleveland had a well known, good reputation in the public. For a few of years after the introduction of the 351M, Ford marketing called the engine the "351 Cleveland". This led to confusion as to what 351 version was actually in the vehicle. Later, car enthusiasts incorrectly referred to this engine as a "351 Midland" presumably a reference to Midland, Michigan, a city just northwest of Saginaw or reference to an iron foundry in Midland, Texas. But the Ford Motor Company never owned a “Midland” factory.