For automakers, the 1960s were a time of unbridled power and speed. Prior to the arrival and widespread implementation of emissions control devices in the 1970s, car manufacturers were pumping out ...

Chevrolet knew they would need a bigger engine to offer the kind of power needed to take on Dodge and Ford, but the W-Series' design also had its limitations. Even the RPO Z11 427 wouldn't ...

One of the most successful original Shelby Cobras on the racetrack will go under the hammer at Mecum 's auction scheduled for ...

So he settled on building a 1/2 scale model of a 1967 Ford 427, the Galaxie-derived engine that powered the 1967 Ford GT40 Mk. IV to a win at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, from solid aluminum.

Monster motors were the order of the day in the late 1960s, and GM's 427 was a part of that class. The drawback to a big-block's burly output was, and still is, the increased weight of the engine.

For 1973, renowned Ford engine tuner Al Joniec, of Batmobile Mustang Funny Car fame, managed to extract a legal 670 hp from the original 427, and the Cobra was back in the winning business.

Chevrolet has replaced last year's top-of-the-line 396-cu. in. engine with a 427. According to the factory, horsepower remains unchanged at 425, but torque has gone up from 415 lbs/ft. at 4000 ...