This kept the 427 engine happy at high RPMs all day, as evidenced by the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans victory, achieved by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt in their Ford GT40 Mk IV. As used in the Fairlane ...

Ford's V8 is like the MacGyver of engines. From winning Le Mans and the Indy 500, to powering some cool (and weird) cars.

Shelby got to work in the wind tunnel while engineer Roy Lunn was tasked with modifying the 427 to fit in Ford's GT40 ...

The legacy of the 427 extended beyond the track. The engine's design elements developed for this GT40 MK II program carried over into future Ford performance programs. Sometimes, an engine is so ...

From time to time, alongside unexpected sightings, we also come across stunning photoshoots. Here, we have one featuring two ...

A Ford GT40 MkII which managed 12 laps at the famous 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours has become been auctioned for a record amount ...

Ford GT40 Mk IV is up for auction on Bring a Trailer. The vehicle up for bid spent the first part of its life as an open-top ...

In the cold light of day Ford ... 7-litre 427 cubic inch V8 that Ford had been developing. It proved to be hugely fast, but a lack of development affected both versions of the GT40 at Le Mans ...

It was a historic night: the first victory for the Ford GT40, the Ford that beat Ferrari. It was the debut of the Shelby American Ford racing team. It was also the first time an American car had won a ...

In March 2013, it will be 50 years since Ford instituted the GT40 program. The purposeful mid-engine sports coupe is the finest Anglo-American supercar of the last century, with four straight ...