As far as Ford Motor Company's big-block V8s go, few are as iconic as the Cobra Jet engine. First announced in late 1967 and made available in April 1968, the 428 Cobra Jet was the pinnacle of Ford's ...

The '60s were the golden age of American muscle cars, and this vibrant automotive scene witnessed the birth of many iconic engines with large displacements and unmatched power outputs. Among these ...

Any Ford muscle-car enthusiast with even the slightest knowledge of drag-racing history will recognize the name Dick Brannan. Brannan's racing success in his Romy Hammes-sponsored 1962 406/405hp ...

Ford really got it right with the 1968 428 Cobra Jet (CJ). Technically a midyear offering, the 1968 1/2 CJ combined 427 Low Riser heads, a cast iron copy of the aluminum 390 Police Interceptor intake ...

Joe Sherman is primarily known as a builder of stout stroker small-block Chevy and Ford engines that make big power at a reasonable price. Recently, a longtime Sherman customer asked him to apply some ...

What is the late-’60s car guy to do when you really want a muscle car but family needs demand a station wagon? For one Ford enthusiast in Ohio, the answer was to order a 1967 Country Squire, upfitted ...

Call the 428 a family sedan mover if you will. After more than three decades, this big-block remains popular and hard to beat as a source of torque and horsepower. Cobra Jet tune is definitely the way ...