Thanks everyone for your information.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

As has already been mentioned, a date code off of the block may help here.  The ‘B’ series blocks were cast in the Fifties and as such I’m thinking you have a B9 block with a fuzzy or misinterpreted casting number.  I'll add that all the 'B" blocks I've seen that have had 'AE' in the casting number have been the 1959 blocks.  I’ve a C2AE block here with a 1967 casting date which makes service and/or marine blocks still being cast up to that point but this being a ‘C’ series block has it being cast in the Sixties.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Huh, Mine has no road draft tube provision either but is a B9AE maybe the 9 looks like a 7?



I think you could get B9AE 312 in a mercury if it has ECZ main caps on it. Mine is a 292 though.

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Y Blocks, The New Flathead!

No road draft tube, in fact no provision for one either.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

Does it have a road draft tube if no, It may be a B9AE like mine

1957 ________________ Ford

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Y Blocks, The New Flathead!

I don't have a listing for B7AE. I would say it is a replacement block, probably 312 since Ford made 292's until 64. No need for replacement blocks when they are still in production.

 Ford did not add the E to part numbers and casting numbers until 1959. Look for a date code above the starter. That will help ID the block.

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Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

A friend of mine recently bought a 57 TBird. In looking over the engine, he noticed that the block has a casting number of B7AE. Can anyone ID this? 312 or???? , Service/replacement block, marine/industrial? Thanks for any help.

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ