Ford's Shortest-Lived (and Smoothest) V8 Engine: The 1966-67 Mercury Only 410 V8

Learn more about this engine, offered for only 2 model years on Mercurys...the 410 V8.

[markcollins]

I purchased a 1967 Mercury convertible as a restoration project.
The 410 had very limited info when I went for basic parts about 30yrs ago until I talked to an old Ford dealer mechanic.
Thankfully he explained it was a 390 with a 428 crank.
The 410 was a bit of a torque monster .
I did some extensive repairs to the car and after about 3yrs of ownership someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse and I sold my 67 Merc Convertible with its 410 V8, power windows, factory 8 track player and factory air conditioning for a nice profit. 😊

[scroungasworkshop]

That’s a beautiful car. I suspect one of the rarest parts on that car would be a new air cleaner decal😂. I’d never heard of a 410.

[brentrichards]

Grandpa's '66 Park Lane was the same color as yours. It's valve covers were shaped differently, taller, flat-on-top and had "Mercury" pressed into them. Very distinctive looking covers. First engine I was entrusted to "work on" (plugs & points), at the age of 16. That 410 has been residing in my '69 F250 for the past 45 years, been overhauled twice and still propels this 70 year old man's butt into town, for supplies, on a regular basis and still runs as smoothly, and reliably, as ever.
Nice job on the video. 👍

[rightlanehog]

Adam, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the original/earlier owner(s) for taking such good care of this magnificent Mercury Park Lane. 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[HamJamming]

I accept your challenge! When Ford went to an OHV V8 in 1954, they made it in 239 cubic inch form for only one model year: 1954. In 1955 its displacement was increased to 272 and 292 cubic inches.

[dawnd]

We owned an auto dismantling yard for 45 years. My dad would take every 410 he got and put it in his ford pickups.

[olikat]

I had a 410 that was made from a '73 FTE 390 block, a set of 406 heads that had massive ports, an Edelbrock intake & 750 CFM carb, a better cam profile, a 428 CJ oil filter adapter (better oil passages) and a 9.25-1 CR.
A set of TBC Thorley headers, 3" exhaust with an X-crossover, it was a very nice, torquey motor in my bump-side F250

[fredhughes]

Hey, I'm the guy who sold you that car, around 15, 000 miles on it when you bought it, looks like you really brought it back to life, it belonged to my wife's grandfather, wasn't sure until I saw the Lofink license plate, it originally belonged to Adam Lofink, one of the original owners, great video

[tombryant]

in 1954 Mercury used a 256 Y block for that year only. Was also used in '55 Ford HD trucks, for one year only. The 406 FE was a 1½ year engine for '62 & first half of '63, replaced by 427.

[multicyclist]

My dad had a 1967 Mercury Parklane Brougham when I was a kid so this brings back memories. It was fully loaded and had interval wipers and a factory 8 track stereo which my dad used all the time. The rear speakers were behind die cast grills in the roof rear sail panels. They pointed directly in you ear. No mater which side you sat on, you only heard the speaker that inches from your ear blaring.

[DinsdalePiranha]

Ford offered a 406 FE as their high-performance engine for 1962 and part of 1963. It was discontinued midway through '63 when Ford introduced the 427. Among other things, the 406 was Ford's first engine to employ cross-bolted main bearing caps.

[christopherkraft]

Adam, your Park Lane Brougham is an impressive Mercury as is your knowledge of FoMoCo engines!!! 👍👍🙂

[EricResnick]

Delightful. I really liked these Mercurys when they were new, and yes, I love that Ford V8 exhaust of that era.

[christopherhylton]

That is a true piece of Americana History. For all manufactures, the cars produced from the mid 60's to the end of the decade were just simply cool cars.

[HossMan]

My 1966 Colony Park had the same engine. Great car and great engine. Bullit proof. Thanks for the memories. Great channel and great content.

[servicesofmontgomery]

Had me a ‘66 Monterey convertible with the 410. Wonderful car, beast of an engine. Rebuilt it in ‘97, added a mild cam, and front disk brakes, made it even better.

[MrZdvy]

I used to have a '67 Mercury Marquis with the 410 Marauder engine. The weird thing about this engine was that the valve covers not only covered the heads but also part of the intake manifold.

[comet]

My dad has a couple of these 410's (390FE bore/428FE crank). We're putting one in my 1967 Mercury Comet, and one in my 1968 Mercury Commuter wagon. Both will have a top loader behind them, but the Commuter will have the 3 speed with overdrive top loader. They make some nice torque. The Comet's 410 is getting a tri-power, headers and a healthy cam). The Commuter is just getting the Autolite 4100, Edelbrock, A/C, Power Brakes, Power Steering, and a torquey cam (very little lope).

We used to have a 1967 Mercury Marquis with a factory top loader 4 speed. Rare car, I drove it for a long time. He ended up selling it because he got a divorce and needed to get rid of some of his cars. He's always been a fan of the FE motors (and has just about every size they made bigger than the 390).

[danakraushaar]

I have owned a lot of vehicles with FE engines and they run smoothly and in my experience start quickly like that, barely turn the key. Awesome car. Need to build a 410 next 😊

[landiahillfarm]

Love me a '60s Mercury!!! Yours is beautiful!