Saw mention of the AMC 199 six. Those were great engines. I think the AMC inliner was probably the best of them; supremely rugged bottom-end. I've had several vehicles with 232s and 258s in them, though never a 199. The 199 had a short stroke, 3.0" crank. The 232 had a 3.5" stroke and the 258 had a 3.90" stroke. All had a 3.75" bore dimension.

Anyhoo, I wanted to chime in on my favorite inline six!

Freezing in WI

I grew up in a Nash family.My folks had 37,42,47 and 52 Ambassadors with the big OHV six.I've always thought they were the best six anyone ever built,with the possible exception of the 300 Ford.If those old Nash engines were treated to todays electronics and modern materials,they would rival anything built today in every respect.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

We should applaud PHR. It's a rare day that out favorite engine gets a compliment in a main stream auto magazine. As Moon shadow mentions, I hope that writer doesn't get canned! Although I thought there was one or two mistakes in it, the whole article was quite intersting..

Paul