The Ford F-100 Custom Cab 390 sits at the crossroads of work-truck utility and big-block bravado, a short-lived specification ...

Ford’s modern crate catalog is stacked with giant V8s that can transform everything from classic pickups to late-model muscle ...

Outlines how to remove, dissassemble, recondition, rebuild and replace a small-block engine?all in step-by-step clarity. Covers models: 262, 265, 283, 302, 305, 307, 327, 350 and 400 cid engines.

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 ...

Introduced for the 1959 model year as a range-topping model, the Ford Galaxie received a massive redesign only one year later. 1960 brought a much sleeker version to showrooms and saw the introduction ...

When it comes to classic American muscle cars, you'll hear the terms "small block" and "big block" thrown around quite a bit. As one might assume, it's in reference to the actual physical size of V8 ...

Produced during the short-lived but exciting era when muscle cars reigned supreme, these high-horsepower motors ran their way to legendary status one quarter mile at a time. The muscle car era started ...

A big-block Ford 460 was bored and stroked into this 502-inch track-ready mill. With a Comp solid-roller valvetrain and running on pump gas it made 650 hp and whole lot of torque.

Though not on par with the popularity of Chevy's Rat, the big-block Ford has a lot going for it, including low cost, availability, and impressive displacement potential. Given the combination, it is a ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...