The Ford Torino first roared onto the scene in 1968 as a more upscale, performance-oriented sibling of the Fairlane. It arrived the same year Ford unleashed its potent Cobra Jet engine. It entered a ...

"Ohio George" Montgomery was racing long before the Ford Boss 429 showed up on the scene in 1969. He had raced at Bonneville as early as 1951, but became a legend in drag racing after building a light ...

The golden muscle car era was a fabulous period for many reasons. Dealerships were packed with high-performance rigs, and Detroit was rolling out drag-ready factory cars like it was nobody's business.

Ford’s big-block Torino Cobra Jet 429 arrived at the peak of the muscle car era, a short-lived factory weapon that now commands serious attention from collectors. Understanding when and how Ford ...

(A, B)Boss 429 No. 1, without Boss Id. on fenders or the rear wing, being wrung out in snow at Ford, circa 1968. Among the "Milestone Musclecars" that will eventually appear in this series, the Boss ...

The rivalry between General Motors and Ford has played out on drag strips around the nation for decades, and now, a new video is bringing the heat with two classic muscle cars lining up for some ...

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 ...