A few months before the Thunderbolt made its debut, Ford dropped a different 427 V8 in the full-size Galaxie. A replacement for the previous 406-cubic-inch V8, the 427 found its way in a lighter ...

Ford advertised the 427's output at 425 hp at 6,000 rpm, with torque rated at 480 lb-ft at 3,700 rpm. Thunderbolts hitting the track were producing in excess of 525 hp with little tweaking.

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 ...

The 1964 Ranch Wagon you see here is obviously not a Thunderbolt, but it shares at least one notable feature with Ford's factory dragster. I'm talking about the front hood, which packs a massive ...

In the early 1980s, he located the car in Stone Mountain, Georgia, after reading an ad in a local magazine listing a '64 Ford Fairlane 500 two-door with 427 engine parts.

Dive deep into the incredible story of one of Ford’s most iconic and feared creations, the 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt. Built with a singular purpose, this factory racer was designed to dominate ...

While it may look like an ordinary midsized passenger car, this particular Fairlane is one of the 100 427 equipped track beasts built by Ford in 1964. It's called the Thunderbolt and this rare ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...