One of the era’s nimblest golden-age muscle cars proved a fierce road racing warrior. It was also reborn as a modern Mustang ...

SPC Ford Windsor V-8 block delivers big-boost potential, durable reliability, easier fitment, and a foundation for builds.

Ford big-block crate engines are best considered in a historical framework. Big-block V-8 gasoline engines are a relic of the 20th century, and for this reason they are the poster child for everything ...

Ford has a long, storied history of putting out powerful V8 engines. Ford is the company that brought us mass manufacturing ...

Like Chevy and Dodge, Ford's crate engines are mostly derived from current production-line powerplants, and now that the ...

When the Y-Block V8 debuted in 1954, it boasted a long list of improvements over its predecessor. It was not only more powerful than Ford's previous Flathead V8, but was also significantly more rigid.

Ford's effort to catch up with competitors in the overhead-valve V8 sweepstakes hit the market in 1954 and was called the "Y-Block." That's in reference to the engine block's deep skirting surrounding ...