Ford’s Classic Inline-Six Lasted 300,000 Miles Because It Was Engineered To Be Boring

Typically, when we think of “legendary” engines, images of hopped-up, finely tuned performance motors come to mind. You don’t have to think about it very long before names like the Toyota 2JZ and the Chevrolet small-block V8 come to mind. It’s not just limited to these two, either. Over the course of automotive history, loads of legendary performance engines have been produced at one time or another.