[olddog]

I decided while at the London car show to pay attention to what engines were in the Cobras. There were well over 200 cars there.

First the disclaimers: My memory is not what is was and the count was by my memory - nothing written down. Second I only cared about Ford engines, and I didn't try to count anything else. There were a few Viper V-10s. A turbo Buick V-6 that will eat many V-8s for lunch. A couple Chevys, too.

So here it is my un-official, non-professional, uneducated count.

For every 385 series engine, I saw three FE engines.

For every big block, I saw 7 small blocks.

Of the small blocks two thirds were of the 351 W block, the rest the smaller 5.0/289 blocks.

I saw one 351 Cleveland and I think one Clevor.

A bunch of hoods not open.

I guess small blocks are more popular, like it or not.