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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
The Essex was produced in many guises some of which were overhead cam -
mainly for performance cars.

The UK Essex were V4 and V6 units. The V4 was designed for use in the
Transit van as it was shorter than an inline 4, so useful to allow forward
control cab shape without sacrificing cab space. It was a crude, cheap and
nasty unit. It was a modular design, so relatively easy to produce other
versions, like the V6.

German Ford produced the Cologne range of V4 and V6. These were a more
sophisticated design - and Ford UK used that V6 on the last Capri V6.

I've a feeling Cosworth made a racing version of the V6 Essex with OHC
heads - but this purely for a particular formula which specified that
block.

I don't think it was fitted to any production car.

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