Great. Another pair of engines from the same manufacturer that are a cubic inch apart. Well, GM loves giving anti-kindred engines similar displacements (looking at you, Chevy 454 and Pontiac 455), so ...
Scott Dapron, Prescott, AZ - Ford FE 427- You are looking at one of the rarest combinations of Ford FE 427 motor and aftermarket heads on the planet. Back in the early '60s, Mickey Thompson developed ...
For engine enthusiasts and muscle car fans, the 1960s were a seriously exciting time. Engines were getting larger, outputs were soaring, and the rivalries within motorsport were heating up at a wild ...
Do you remember when displacements above 400 ci were considered big-blocks? do you remember the overwhelming aura surrounding a big-brute Cobra Jet Mach 1 or Torino? When it comes to making power, ...
A shrewd money racer, Mickey deftly maneuvered himself as the Detroit automakers drifted in and out of motorsports. When GM chairman Fred Donner pulled the plug on all racing activities in 1963, ...
When Blair Jennings of Santa Barbara, California, called Marvin McAfee at MCE Engines in Los Angeles, his voice and story were familiar. Blair's father, Allan, who passed away many years ago, once ...
Ford's big block engines are among the best-known and most respected V8s in American history. From the pure-blooded racing heritage of the 427 and its derivatives to the massive torque-happy 429 in ...