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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
Here's one of those Ford V4 powered street sweepers....
but, I think it's the larger 1.7L engine, not the original 1.5L (104 cid).
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Nope, sorry, but that's definitely not a Ford V4 of any kind. Looks like a straight-3 or 4. 1997 is probably also long after the "cologne V4" production ended. Perhaps The Ford V4 was used in an older model of the same type of street-sweeper? I have to try finding out, that's a cool application!
Here's a Cologne V4 rally version with huge carburettors and dual port exhaust:
http://www.classicteile-oed.de/grafik/motor%20Kopie.jpg
...and the brittish Essex V4:
http://www.classicfordmag.co.uk/file...53.staffv4.jpg
-Similar only at first glance.
EDIT: The text for the PowerBoss Armadillo street-sweeper says "Ford V4" but at a closer look the engine sure looks like a push-rod straight-4 with an unusual distributor location. Some web search indicates it may be a 1300 cc engine. (= Fiesta, Ka, Escort?)