following vehicles, amongst others: 1957 Canadian Dodge Custom Royal 1957–1964 Australian Chrysler Royal 1958–1967 standard or available in all Canadian-market Dodges and Plymouths except Valiants, Barracudas, and Darts. 1961–1963 Bristol 407 1963–1965 Bristol 408 Mark I 318 The 318 is the most common version of the A engine, produced from 1957 through 1966 in the US and 1967 in some export markets when it was replaced in all markets by the LA 318. Only Plymouth used this 318 in 1957 and 1958, but it was shared with Chrysler from 1959 on and Dodge from 1960 on. It displaces and has a bore and the stroke. A high-performance version called the V-800, offered in 1957 and 1958, used two four-barrel Carter carburetors to produce , making it the highest-output factory A engine. It was used in the 1957 and 1958 Plymouth Fury, but was also an option on Plymouth models lower in the model range. Bristol Cars introduced the 318 in the Mark II model of their 408 (in 1965) and continued to use it in the succeeding 409 and 410 until 1969. From 1962 until early 1965, Checker used this engine for their Aerobus limousines. Non-Plymouth 326 The 326 was launched in 1959 Dodges. Its actual piston displacement is but it was marketed as a 326 to avoid confusion with the Dodge Red Ram 325. The 326 uses the same stroke as the 318, but with the largest bore of any A engine at . It uses hydraulic tappets, unlike the other A engines that used solid, and was used in the 1959 Dodge Coronet. References External links A engine link on Allpar A V8 engines Gasoline engines by model