the Ford offering up 370 hp from the big block V8. It even came with the option of a drag pack, allowing you to transport your cargo at crazy speeds. The Ranchero looked the part courtesy of ...

Ford changed all of that in 1932 with the introduction of the 221 cubic inch flathead V8. Almost immediately upon its introduction, gearheads were racing Fords powered by the new flathead V8.

In 1932, the Ford Flathead V8 helped establish the car customization industry. The 427 in the Ford GT40 beat Ferrari at the Le Mans 24-Hour race in the Sixties. Now, the 800-hp, supercharged ...

The last time a Chevy El Camino and a Ford Ranchero duked it out in America gold ... powered by a 389 hp version of Ford's 4.6-liter V8, called the BOSS 290. The Ford still can't out power the ...

Introduced for the 1959 model year, the Chevrolet El Camino was designed to compete with the Ford Ranchero (launched in ... small-block V8 rated at 300 horsepower. Two years later, the El Camino ...