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WHY do people think all 351 Ford V8s are Clevelands? There was once a thing called a Windsor. I believe the Windsor block is still the one used in the V8 Supercars, so what is the big deal about the 351 Cleveland boat anchor? I have a stroked 351 Windsor -- what a motor.

YOU'RE right, the Windsor is a great motor, but the love affair with the Cleveland dates back to the early 1970s and racing success of the Falcon GT HO 2 and 3. The Cleveland was a regular Bathurst winner but, unfortunately, the Windsor only made it on to the podium in 1967 in the XR GT. The Windsor's bottom end is renowned for being bulletproof, but the top end performance of the Cleveland made it a racetrack legend.

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