Still, this wasn't enough to hurt Flathead's unmatched hot rod legacy. Ford's MEL engine lacks the legacy of its Flathead V8 ...

Kaase brought the famous 473-inch MEL from last year's event. "This was a complete running engine that Royce Brechler had," said Kaase. "When it is done here, it is going into his 1956 Ford wagon." ...

Starting in 1932 with the Flathead V8 in the Model 18, Ford's V8s have powered a long line of iconic cars. Whether it's the '60s and '70s opulence of the Lincoln Continentals, the high-performance ...

But wait there was another big-block engine introduced concurrently with the FE-series in 1958, the MEL. The MEL, an acronym for Mercury, Edsel, Lincoln, shared nothing with its Ford contemporary ...

At the time of its introduction, the MEL range of big block ... Mercury gave the engine a bespoke aluminum air filter designed by former Ford stylist, hot rod legend, motorcycle racer, and Rod ...