Renault Ventoux Engine - Brazil

Brazil

The following Willys-Overland models used the Ventoux engine:

• Interlagos

The following Brazilian Ford models used the Ventoux engine:

• Corcel I and Belina I
• Ford Del Rey and Scala
• Ford Escort

Willys-Overland do Brasil produced this engine in Brazil for use in the Interlagos (Renault Alpine) and Dauphine, which they built under Renault license from 1959 to 1967.

Ford do Brasil acquired Willys-Overland do Brasil in 1968 and continued producing the engine with a higher displacement (of 1300cc and 1400cc) until 1984. After that Ford they made several enhancements to improve the engine performance, increased the displacement to 1,600 cc and rebranded it as "CHT engine". It carved its own fame in Brazil, to the point that many nowadays also refer to the 1.3 and 1.4 litre Ventoux engines as "CHT".