{"id":17175,"date":"2017-07-20T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T23:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17175"},"modified":"2017-07-20T18:00:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T23:00:37","slug":"1957-magnette-with-a-ford-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17175","title":{"rendered":"1957 Magnette with a Ford V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The MG Magnette ZB came from the factory with a 1.5 L B-Series inline-four that produces 64 horsepower. However this 1957 model has and engine and drivetrain made by Ford and taken from a Mustang GT. Under the hood sits a carbureted 302 ci Ford V8 that produces significantly more than the factory engine did. Behind that sits a five-speed manual transmission and Ford 8″ rear end.<\/p>\n

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The MG Magnette ZB came from the factory with a 1.5 L B-Series inline-four that produces 64 horsepower. However this 1957 model has and engine and drivetrain made by Ford and taken from a Mustang GT. Under the hood sits a carbureted 302 ci Ford V8 that produces significantly more than the factory engine did.… Read More »1957 Magnette with a Ford V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[660],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-magnette"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1957-Magnette-with-a-Ford-V8-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C1200&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":144872,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=144872","url_meta":{"origin":17175,"position":0},"title":"1957 Ford Ranch Wagon with a GT500 Supercharged V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ironworks Speed & Kustom debuted this 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon at the Grand National Roadster Show 2026. 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