Ford’s rare 427 street car brought side-oiler racing hardware to the street in tiny numbers.

Ford Motor Company has produced many iconic V8 engines over the years, starting with the revolutionary 1932 Flathead, the first affordable mass-produced V8. Many more V8s followed later on, including ...

American carmakers in the 1960s chased trends like Metallica cutting their hair. Seemingly, every brand had to have a large displacement V8, even producing ...

There are many comparisons to be made against Ford's 427 engines and Chrysler's 426 Hemi. In the interest of keeping things fair, though, we'll focus on pitting the 426 against the Ford SOHC "Cammer," ...

Right rear 3/4 view of a red 1963 Ford Galaxie against a white studio background - Ford Heritage Vault The 1960s and early 1970s saw the birth of the American muscle car. Vehicles like the Dodge ...

Take a look at the Ford 427 concept and ask yourself whether this can be considered the ultimate tuner car. Though it is a clean sheet of computer drafting screen attached to a thick corporate wallet ...

OK, you big-block Ford lovers, here's the "straight skinny" from Ford and Bill Stroppe's engine shop on getting more ponies from the 427. Nothing is held back. Parts numbers, clearances and critical ...

While attending the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion at beautiful Beech Bend Raceway and I'm walking through thousands of cars of every description. It is often the little things that catch your eye, along with ...

The horsepower wars were in full swing by 1966, and Chrysler had just released its NASCAR-derived street HEMI engine. As a follow-up to its dedicated drag racing 1964 Thunderbolt, Ford responded with ...

When it comes to wild factory-built Ford dragsters from the 1960s, we usually think about the Thunderbolt. And that's far from surprising because it's one of the greatest NHRA-spec production models ...

Joe Baker is one of the rising stars in Ford Motor Co.'s North American design department. Two years ago his Ford 427 concept car won wide acclaim on the auto show circuit, and its three-bar grille ...

Are we Ford people here at IGN? Well, not so much, most of us have either German or Japanese vehicles. Shini is the odd man--er, woman out with her 2002 Ford Explorer. Most of us might drive ...