..........Other cars had the Ford 351C motor (I have never heard of a "Boss 351" motor, and I am pretty well versed in things Ford...) and never heard anyone blame the demise of a car on that motor. Care to defend your statement?
I am not versed in
anything, but a vast magazine collection of various subjects going back to the 70's keeps me entertained. Usually I just get into the advertising, so the super technical nuts-and-bolts trivia often escapes me.
This is not a 351C in the Italian sports car I mention, but a 351R. Ford called it the Boss, and apparently, from what I just dug up again, it was only used in the 1971 Boss Mustang. I've heard there is a Boss 351 registry site, as people feel since only about 1,800 were made, and under 600 are still around, these people are a 'select' company. I'd have to look up the 351C, but the 351R used a four-barrel Autolite spreadbore carburetor, an aluminum intake manifold, and aluminum valve covers. I think I read the cylinder head had to be modified. But again, until I go sit and read, this is all a faulty memory.
Other than that, you should know way more than I do. And it was a tongue-in-cheek flippant remark that the 454 killed the Iso Grifo. Of course a 7-litre engine during energy crisis times was the culprit. But Iso Rivolta did switch froma 7-litre to a 7.4-litre engine, that somehow produced less HP and torque. I am a shameless Luddite, and when you change
anything on a product, you don't have people like me worshiping it anymore, sales plummet (not that I bought one), and the bank gets your house.