I don’t disagree with your overall point about the overburden of regulations at all levels of gov’t. I was just looking to clarify some information about Ford.
As far as I know, Ford has 2 engine plants in Michigan. One is in Romeo and the other is in Dearborn. Here is information on Romeo:
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=8382
Key information is: “In addition to the 4.6-liter 2-valve V8, the plant also produces the 4.6-liter 4-valve (DOHC) Intech V8 that powers the Ford Mustang Cobra and Lincoln Continental and the 5.4-liter 4-valve Intech V8, which is exclusive to the Lincoln Navigator and Blackwood.”
The Dearborn engine plant produces the Duratec engines.
All of that said, that Wiki info seems to be a bit outdated for Romeo...they still list the engine for the Continental!
That is old info as you noted. The Continental ceased production in ‘02. The 4.6 DOHC has been replaced by the 5.0 DOHC Coyote.