The result was Ford's 427 SOHC. Chrysler's 426 Hemi resulted from years of research and development, culminating in 1964, as a response to Ford's domination of the NASCAR circuit the previous year.

In October 1964, NASCAR made the decision to ban "special racing engines," including the Chrysler HEMI and the Ford 427 SOHC motor. The Mopar team decided to boycott NASCAR in protest. Ford ...

It's the SOHC 427 Ford, based on Ford's 427ci side-oiler block, it was intended to be Ford's two-valve, single-overhead-cam, high-rpm answer to Chrysler's 426 Hemi for NASCAR in 1964. But racing ...

Beyond the circuit tracks, this engine also found a home in drag racing, where it powered Ford's Thunderbolt Super Stock cars, challenging Chrysler's 426 HEMI on ... in the 427 SOHC, better ...

In 1964, Ford introduced this incredible powerplant as a response to Chrysler’s NASCAR-conquering 426 HEMI ... humongous, 427-ci (7.0-liter), single overhead cam (SOHC) V8 that would become ...

The results at Daytona were predictable, as the Hemi-powered cars routed the ... The final major NHRA National Event win for an SOHC 427-powered Ford product came with Don Nicholson's win in ...

While Chrysler responded by making a street version of its Hemi available to the public in 1966, Ford killed the 427 SOHC—and the 427 hi-riser as well—because there wasn't a version of either ...

Power came from a NASCAR-based Ford 427 SOHC engine set back 15 inches toward ... whose sole duty was to battle the Dodge and Plymouth Hemi-powered cars of the day, the Long-Nose was Spartan ...

1965 Dodge Cornet W051 Superstock 426 Hemi that advertised 425 ... and had 1/4 mile times to back it up. Ford built a handful of Glaxies with the 427 SOHC. they were labeled as prototype cars ...

It's the SOHC 427 Ford, based on Ford's 427ci side-oiler block, it was intended to be Ford's two-valve, single-overhead-cam, high-rpm answer to Chrysler's 426 Hemi for NASCAR in 1964. But racing ...