While you might be able to make a pretty good guess as to why the Ford 427 V8 was called the "side-oiler," the history ...

To solve the issues, the team went back to the drawing board, and by 1963, they had designed several experimental engines, including an advanced 427 ... and Ford for the Elephant and the Cammer.

While some enthusiasts argue that the Pontiac GTO was the first muscle car, and others say that the true first was older ...

That's exactly what happened with Ford's 427 SOHC V8, famously known as the "Cammer." The story of the Cammer begins with Ford's determination to stay ahead in NASCAR. While their standard 427 was ...

Now, there were some pretty gnarly race engines like Ford's 657-horsepower 427 Cammer V-8, but what we're concerned with here is actual production engines that anyone with the cash, they were ...