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Originally Posted by Phx Mike
When I was sourcing my FE a little over a year ago I checked with Pond and Robert told me they are selling parts but not building complete engines anymore (at least for the general public).
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The current Web page at
427 Ford Cobra Engine shows an iron block FE, and the top of the page says "Cast Iron FE Block is NHRA Approved for Stock and Super Stock". Verbiage later on the page says:
Here is what Robert Pond Motorsports provides “standard” in its crate engine:- New 427 Ford Cobra FE type engine blocks are genuine Robert Pond Motorsports blocks. Blocks are aluminum and can be bored and stroked to displace over 500 cubic inches. RPM blocks come with billet steel main caps and ARP stud kits for the mains
There's more, but there is definite inconsistency. That could extend to availability as well...
There is no date visible on the page, nor in the page source - so that page may have been up there for years.