Sterling Ford?
Ford engineers have fitted a 1975 Ford Torino with a Philips-Ford fourpiston Sterling engine, but say that a car with such an engine could not be put on sale before 1985.
Ford and the Dutch Philips company have been working on the Sterling now for several years, and according to the company’s engineers, the unit in the Torino has been tested throughout the United States with excellent results.
The 100 b h.p. engine! has used about 25 perl cent less fuel than con-j ventional engines of the ] same power. It has also! proved to have very low] emissions, and runs! quietly and reliably.
According to the company, the engine can eas-! ily be fitted to modern: cars. However, there are several production I difficulties which must be; overcome before a Ster-| ling unit can be put into! mass production. I
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