HOT ROD Editor Eric Dahlquist called it the "90-Day Wonder," but you know it as the Ford 427ci SOHC! The Cammer—for those close to this mythical motor's odyssey—was Ford's answer to the 426 Hemi. The ...

In the 1960s, Ford made a hemi engine to compete with Chrysler's 426 Hemi. However, Ford's model, nicknamed the "Cammer," ...

Fifty years ago, it was hailed as "Ford's greatest engine." It's still referred to as the "90-day wonder," and more commonly, the "Cammer." It's the Single Overhead Cam 427 Ford, the SOHC (pronounced ...

Rick Thayer grew up in a small town in the picturesque hills of central New Hampshire, one of those places where you know everyone and everyone knows you. Rick loved growing up there and over the ...

The Jan. '65 issue of Hot Rod magazine called it "Ford's 90-day Wonder," and nothing has changed in the ensuing four decades. Simply put, Ford's 427 SOHC was one for the ages-and not just because of ...

American carmakers in the 1960s chased trends like Metallica cutting their hair. Seemingly, every brand had to have a large displacement V8, even producing ...

Horse Sense: Progress in engine technology meant smaller, lighter, more powerful engines until we got to the current crop of Ford modular V-8s. Dumbfounded by their immense outer dimensions, we've ...

What does an Illinois high school kid do for fun in the early 1960s, besides hang at the malt shop, wear a tough-guy leather jacket, and dream of mischief? He works hard, saves up his meager allowance ...

Combining pharmaceuticals to get just the right dose is sometime more of an art than anything else. You have to take into account a person's age, weight, allergies and tolerance for side effects, ...

Rick Thayer grew up in a small town in the picturesque hills of central New Hampshire, one of those places where you know everyone and everyone knows you. Rick loved growing up there and over the ...