Ford 385 engine

The Ford 385 engine family is a series of “big block" overhead valve (OHV) V8 engines designed and manufactured by Ford Motor Company. The family derives its 385 name from the 3.85-inch (98 mm) stroke of the 460 cubic-inch V8 introduced in 1968. A 429 cu in (7.0 L) version was also introduced the same year, with a 370 cu in (6.1 L) variant appearing in 1977. Produced until 1998, the 385 engines replaced the MEL engine entirely, along with multiple engines of the medium-block FE engine family. The engines saw use by all three Ford divisions in full-size cars, intermediates, personal luxury cars, pony cars, and muscle cars. In trucks, the engine family succeeded the much larger Super Duty family, and was used in full-size trucks and vans, along with medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks. Produced in Lima, Ohio at the Lima engine plant, the engine family was the final big-block V8 designed and produced by Ford during the 20th century. Last used in intermediate cars in 1976, the engines were phased out of all Ford cars after 1978 as its full-size cars underwent downsizing. Following its shift to truck use, the 385 engines were joined by multiple diesel-powered engines. In 1997, Ford introduced the overhead-cam Triton V10, which replaced the 385 V8 engine family after the 1998 model year; the next overhead-valve big-block V8 produced by Ford is the 7.3 L "Godzilla" V8 introduced for 2020.