Building Ford’s Fabulous 429 Super Cobra Jet
Ford’s legacy of powerful big block V8s dates back to 1958 with the skirted Ford FE Series 332/352ci engines that ultimately grew to 427ci by 1963 and 428ci by 1966. […]
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Parts Bin: Axial’s New Ford Bronco RC Trucks are Cool, Affordable Substitutes for the Real Thing
It’s no secret that Ford’s first-gen Bronco is one of the hottest vehicles on the vintage and collector’s market right now—which means prices of these early Broncos have officially reached […]
Tech Articles
Ford’s Legendary Y-Block—Still In Style
Ford’s first overhead valve V8, the Y-Block, remains the engine of choice for a lot of hotrodders. By modern standards, the Y-Block is dated with its stacked intake ports and […]
Car Culture & Entertainment
Confirmed: There Will be a Ford Bronco Raptor Coming in 2022
In a move that will surprise absolutely nobody, Ford just officially revealed plans for a Raptor version of the company’s reborn Bronco off-roader. We joke that the news is not […]
Automotive & Aftermarket News / Electric Vehicles
Ford Provides All-Electric Police Vehicle to Michigan State Police for Testing & Evaluation
Update September 24, 2021: It passed! Ford’s police pilot EV just became the first all-electric vehicle to pass the rigorous Michigan State Police 2022 model year evaluation. Read the details here. […]
Automotive & Aftermarket News
The Ford Ranger Splash is Back for 2022!
For gearheads coming of age in the 1990s, the Ford Ranger Splash was the sport truck to have. As a trim level on the Ford Ranger compact pickup truck, Splash […]
Hot Rod Power Tour
The 1978 Ford Mustang King Cobra: A Nice Goodbye Hiss from the Pinto-Based Mustang II
Given its economy car origins, the 1974-78 second generation Ford Mustang (AKA the Mustang II) has received some undeserved criticism in certain gearhead circles. Sure it was down on power […]
Tech Articles / Tech Projects
Rebuilding a REAL Ford 427 Side Oiler Cobra Engine: A Rarified Experience
You’ve got to hand it to Ford as a car company. It has history unequalled including four consecutive wins at Le Mans in the 1960s when it was all or […]
Automotive & Aftermarket News
2022 Ford GT ’64 Heritage Edition Honors the Original 1964 Prototypes with Special Paint Scheme & Accents
Borrowing heavily from the body lines and performance of the legendary Le Mans-winning GT race cars of the 1960s, the modern Ford GT is already a special car. But this […]
Tech Projects
Project 8F8: Sloppy Mechanics’ 1995 SN95 Mustang Build with an 8-Second ET Goal & $8K Budget
Any car builder will tell you that fast costs money. But, as Sloppy Mechanics demonstrates, there are still ways to build a wicked-quick car without help from Fort Knox. Hence […]
