Any Ford muscle car enthusiast with even the slightest knowledge of drag racing history will recognize the name Dick Brannan. Brannan's racing success in his Romy Hammessponsored 1962 406/405hp ...

The '60s were the golden age of American muscle cars, and this vibrant automotive scene witnessed the birth of many iconic engines with large displacements and unmatched power outputs. Among these ...

Ford and Pontiac both built 428 cubic inch V8s that became legends in their own right, but they did it with very different hardware and priorities. The shared displacement figure hides major contrasts ...

Ford’s 428 Cobra Jet Torino arrived at a moment when Detroit was locked in a horsepower arms race and buyers wanted quarter-mile credibility straight from the showroom. By pairing a big-block 428 with ...

The 1968 Mustang you see here is a restomod that excels in almost every single regard, and it all starts with the engine that puts the wheels in motion. Power now comes from a Ford 428-ci (7.0-liter) ...

If you always wanted to build a strong-running big-block Ford (or any other Henry, for that matter), but were holding back because of the parts availability problem, relax. The factory may be out of ...

The 1969 Torino, Fairlane, and Cobra engine lineup included a wide range of choices, as Ford wanted to go after as many buyers as possible. The plan was simple: flood the market with so many engine ...

Forty years ago this month, Ford added the 390 big-block to the Mustang's engine lineup. It would be the start of a five-year production span for big-blocks, a relatively short period in the Mustang's ...

Ford Mustangs from the late 1960s are far more than just cars. They're movie stars (like the famous Mustang from "Gone in 60 Seconds"), timepieces, collector's items, and overall, they're outright ...

[This story first appeared in the premier issue of MotorTrend Classic in 2005] If H.G. Wells Enterprises Inc. advertised time-machine test-drives tomorrow, it'd be tempting to hop in and twist the ...