From: Gene McAloon 

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 15:30:39 +0200, Phil Payne
 wrote:

>> >Newer OHV engines don't.
>>
>> Mine is a Honda, I believe it is OHV.
>
>Almost every engine built for the last fifty years is OHV - the last
>sidevalve engine I met was a Ford Anglia 5E engine in about 1966.  I
>understand some US engines are still that primitive, but not many of them.
>
>It's possible you really mean OHC - overhead cam, rather than overhead
>valve.  Even so, only the USA still has any significant production of the
>pushrod alternative.

I can't remember the last time a side-valve engine was to be found in a
motor car in this country. On the other hand, Detroit was late in going the
overhead cam route. There are still of lot of cars on the road with the old
push rod design. But I don't think there are any of those still being made.
Could be wrong about that though.

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