As a follow-up to its dedicated drag racing 1964 Thunderbolt ... that became a muscle car legend upon its release. The Ford Fairlane 427 was Ford's entry into the growing market for high-powered ...

That desire to produce faster and more powerful engines was fueled, in part, by the rising popularity of motorsports like NASCAR and drag racing ... Chrysler and Ford. In the 1964 Daytona 500 ...