The overhead cam (nicknamed the "Cammer") 427's participation in NASCAR racing was met with extreme resistance. In 1964, NASCAR head honcho Bill France turned down Ford's request to compete with ...

In this tech article HOT ROD shows you step-by-step how to build a Ford 427 SOHC Cammer engine using all new parts for classic NASCAR big-block power and sound in your musclecar - Hot Rod Magazine ...

Combine one really cool 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 with one very rare and badass Ford 427 SOHC Cammer mill, ... but it went on to become popular in drag racing and found its way into more than a ...

Dubbed "The Cammer," thanks to its innovative single overhead camshaft (SOHC) design, the 427 engine took the racing world by storm. In the years that followed, the 427 SOHC engine would go on to ...

Prior drag racing efforts had Ford sponsorship, but not such a direct link. ... Platt drove the 427 Cammer-powered match racer Mustang (which became Pro Stock in 1970) ...

The answer came in the form of an equally humongous, 427-ci (7.0-liter), single overhead cam (SOHC) V8 that would become affectionately known as “Cammer."At the time Ford was pouring all its ...

Ford was so impressed with the one-off Thunderbolt experiment they OK’d 125 1964 Thunderbolt 427-powered units to be built. In 1965, only two Thunderbolts were delivered, resulting in the 127 ...

That's exactly what happened with Ford's 427 SOHC V8, famously known as the "Cammer." The story of the Cammer begins with ...

And while it still uses a Ford engine, we're looking at a 427 ci (7L) small-block V8. And, to make the most out of the generous displacement, the unit works with an 88mm Precision turbocharger.

In late 1968 when Ford decided to promote its drag racing clubs, ... Mustangs and Torinos were used for NHRA class racing, the Cammer-powered ... Moody/Stroppe-built 427 Cammer was long ...

Along with introducing the 427 FE V8 as an option on the Galaxie 500 for the 1963.5 model year, Ford also created a limited run of factory Lightweight models originally for drag racing competition.

Wouldn’t you think that a 550 horsepower 427 Ford FE, Hilborn-injected wedge racing engine dyno-tuned by the famed Kenz & Leslie drag racing shop would be enough power for a 2,200 pound 1928 ...