Ford Motor Company's Switch to Metric

摘要

In 1971, Ford announced plans to produce a metrically-designed four-cylinder engine for its Pinto model. This was the first production engine designed and built in the US that made complete use of metric engineering standards and achieved compatibility of parts with the four-cylinder engines produced in Ford's British and German companies. That 2.4 L engine first appeared in production in the 1974 Pinto.