In terms of sheer horsepower, the 1960s were truly the golden decade for American cars. Car manufacturers were locked in fierce competition, challenging what was possible both on the streets and the ...

The Ford 427 Side Oiler, an iconic engine from the 1960s, remains a symbol of American automotive innovation and racing prowess. This powerhouse not only revolutionized car design but also played a ...

8 Nov 2024, 17:43 UTC · By: Razvan Calin // The car has a variant of the iconic big-block Ford engine that won Le Mans in 1966; three decades ago, a buyer traded a 1970 454 Chevy icon plus cash to get ...

The first-generation Ford Mustang is one of the coolest classic muscle cars out there, especially if we're talking about the medium- and big-block models of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Yup, that ...

In 1964, dealership Harr Ford of Worcester, Massachusetts, modified a Shelby Cobra into a Dragonsnake and found success racing it. Harr Ford bought a factory Dragonsnake two years later, this one with ...

In the world of chemistry, FE is the atomic symbol for iron, a basic building block in the construction of our universe. FE is also a symbol of early-1960s Ford horsepower, a building block in the ...

During the mid-1960s, many Americans were obsessed with automobiles. Teenagers cruised the main drag through countless small towns on warm summer evenings. Families loaded up in their cars to attend ...

The formula was not necessarily a new one. Hot-rodders had been stuffing big engines in 1932 Deuce Coupes long before Carroll Shelby shoehorned a Ford small-block V-8 into a lightweight British sports ...

Ford's effort to catch up with competitors in the overhead-valve V8 sweepstakes hit the market in 1954 and was called the "Y-Block." That's in reference to the engine block's deep skirting surrounding ...