The Ford Fairlane 500 R-Code packed a 425-hp 427 V8, drag-strip intent, and extreme rarity, yet it never became a household ...

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 ...

David "Yank" Bradley never got over selling his first '57 Ford. "I had it in the service in 1971," he recalled. "It was low, mean, and fast. I had several engines in it, from the stock 390 to a 427, ...

The Ford Galaxie 500XL 427 arrived at a turning point in American performance, when full-size family cars were suddenly expected to dominate stock car tracks and stoplight sprints alike. The ...