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It was used in many European Ford cars and was exported to the United States to be used in the Ford Pinto, a successful compact car of the 1970s, hence the name.

1 OHC

In Europe, the OHC was introduced in 1970 to replace the Essex V4 in the Mk.3 Ford Cortina ( Taunus). It was the first Ford engine to feature a belt-driven overhead camshaft (thus the name).

Applications:

• Ford Taunus
• Ford Escort RS2000
• Ford Cortina
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The Pinto engine was available in displacementsEngine displacement is defined as the total volume of air/fuel mixture an engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle; it is normally stated in cubic inches, cubic centimeters, or litres. In a piston engine, this is the volume that is swept as the of 1.3 L, 1.6 L, 1.8 L and 2.0 L. Due to emission requirements it was phased out towards the end of the 1980sMillennia: 1st millennium 2nd millennium 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Events and trends to be replaced by the CVH engine and DOHC engine , the latter being a twin-cam development of the Pinto unit. The 16-valve version of the DOHC unit is still used on the Ford Transit.