According to Ford's website, after driving the GT40X, Miles told Lunn, "That is the car I want to drive at Le Mans this year." The GT40X's 427 V8 was based on the engine that Ford introduced in ...

It was against this backdrop that Ford developed one of the most iconic engines in motorsport history: the 427 cubic-inch V8. Now, the story of how the Ford 427 came into existence makes it all ...

Of course, Ford pulled this trick a few years ago when they put their 427 Le Mans engines through simulated "race cycles" prior to bagging the '66 event. And Chrysler's inertial wheel dyno (which ...

This configuration was to become known as the 427 Side Oiler. The increase in horsepower needed to put the Ford's back ... the first time in history, NASCAR banned an engine from competition.

For many car enthusiasts, particularly those who have an affinity for powerful American V8 engines, the 1960s was undoubtedly the greatest era in automotive history ... 427, which would help Ford ...

The Thunderbolts came with the powerful 427 Ford engine and were similar in theory ... and the rest is history. Additionally, it wasn’t until the 427 was legalized by NHRA in mid-1964 that ...

Next came the FE series of engines, which took displacement to a whopping 428 ci. This included the popular 427 with dual quads and the awesome 428 Cobra Jet. Ford also developed the 385-series ...

So he settled on building a 1/2 scale model of a 1967 Ford 427, the Galaxie-derived engine that powered the ... iconic endurance racing win in American history. The full project was chronicled ...