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 ...
Take a closer look at this 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 429, a full-tilt Super Cobra Jet muscle car from the Brothers collection.
Sales of the Ford Torino were once again on the rise back in 1970, and it goes without saying the GT and the Cobra versions were the ones that most people were drooling over. Getting your hands on a ...
Finley Ledbetter stood in the center of his "Blue Oval Car Barn" in Mineral Wells, Texas, surrounded by a showroom of 1971 Mustangs, all high-performance models. "These are just my cars. I don't sell ...
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 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 ...
Birthed during the golden era of American muscle, the Boss 429 and 429 Super Cobra Jet (SCJ) are among Ford's most iconic motors of all time. Because of their shared displacement, era and appreciation ...