The following is a list of Ford bellhousing patterns. A list of bell housing patterns for General Motors transmissions is also available, as is a list of engines for Ford Motor Company.

Ford Flathead engine pattern

Lincoln Y-block pattern

Ford Y-block pattern

Early MEL pattern (1958–1960, Same as FE)

Late MEL pattern (1961–1968)

FE Gen 1 and Gen 2 pattern

Early Small block V8 pattern

Later Small Block V8 pattern

Note: this is commonly called the Ford Small-block V8 pattern, though it is used in some "big block"-sized V8's as well as some V6's and I6's.

335/385 Big Block V8 pattern

335-Series (M-Block) 385-Series

Taunus/Cologne pattern

Named for the 1962 Ford Taunus V4 engine and Ford Cologne V6 engine built in Cologne, Germany.

Falcon Six pattern

Early OHV Six pattern

UK Essex pattern

Pinto/Kent/Lima Pattern (also see Taunus/Cologne Pattern)

(Lima pattern has the two top bolt holes moved up about an inch)

Duratec I4 pattern

Sigma I4 pattern

Vulcan V6 pattern

Duratec V6 pattern

Modular V8 pattern

Lincoln Continental Modular V8 pattern

IDI/DI

All 7.3L Power Stroke engines had a removable adapter on the rear of the block with either the IDI pattern or SAE 2 pattern.