Ford dealt a heavy blow in 1969 when it won the NASCAR title with the help of its formidable fastback Torino racer, the Talladega. The publicity momentum gained on the track was enough to earn the ...

The peak year of the Golden Age of Muscle cars was riddled with puzzles and mildly held-back allegations that gearheads reading official sales literature had to navigate through to make an educated ...

Ford introduced the 385 big block V8 engine series in the late 1960s as it phased out the MEL (Mercury Edsel Lincoln) big block design. The 385 big block, named for the 3.85-inch crankshaft stroke ...

There's a lot to like about Mike Nagel's Torino—from the Ram-Air shaker scoop on its 429 Cobra Jet engine to the perfectly restored interior—but the thing that stood out most to us was its stunning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birthed during the golden era of American muscle, the Boss 429 and 429 Super Cobra Jet (SCJ) are among Ford's most iconic motors ...

Ford’s 428 Cobra Jet Torino arrived at a moment when Detroit was locked in a horsepower arms race and buyers wanted quarter-mile credibility straight from the showroom. By pairing a big-block 428 with ...

A single road test can solidify or tarnish a car's legacy. Sometimes the tarnishing is well-deserved, such as when a car can't deliver on expectations. One needs only to scan the Car and Driver test ...

The rivalry between General Motors and Ford has played out on drag strips around the nation for decades, and now, a new video is bringing the heat with two classic muscle cars lining up for some ...

The Boss 429 and 429 Super Cobra Jet V8 engines rank as some of the most powerful engines ever put in the Ford Mustang. In fact, if we limit our discussion to first-gen Mustangs, these engines, both ...