The project generated two different engines: one was the V4, the other the Essex V6. The development of the engine coincided with the birth of the Transit van; while, initially, Ford of Britain ...

These were followed by Ford’s 2.0-litre Essex V4 (with 93bhp) and the range-topping 138bhp 3.0-litre Essex V6, both of which made the Capri capable of speeds in excess of 100mph. The Capri was ...

Someone who recently sold a 1987 Ford Thunderbird went right to the point ... It’s powered by the venerable 3.8-liter Essex V6, it doesn’t look like it’s been significantly modified, and ...