We take a look back at the Blue Oval's full-size sedan that could be equipped with a powerful 427 V8 under the hood.

For most people, the Mercury Marauder nameplate reminds them of the sinister Panther-bodied muscle car from the mid-2000s.

Over the years, the 427-cubic-inch crate engine has taken many forms. Originally, the 427 was offered as a big block engine by both Ford and Chevrolet. In the 1960s, Ford's 427 big block dominated ...

The automaker's answer was a 7.0-liter, 426-cubic-inch displacement engine. It used the same block as Ford's earlier 427 FE V8 but incorporated numerous performance upgrades to improve power output.

Ford, whose SOHC 427 was no longer eligible ... He is just lucky that the short-block is more or less the same as other FE engine blocks, without the provisions for lifters. New castings are available ...

This humongous V8 proved that American muscle was better than sophisticated Italian V12s on the biggest stage of them all: the 24-Hours of Le Mans. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24 ...

He's described vintage racing as his form of yoga. Power in this 427 Cobra comes from Ford's FE V-8. The engine was worked on at one point by Roush Industries and even has the signature of founder ...

With the 427 “side-oiler” version of its Gen 2 FE and later ... also known as the Elephant engine. The year was 1964, and at the Daytona 500, Ford got its behind kicked by Elephant-powered ...

That meant the Mustang needed a new engine. For the new 5.0-liter V8, engineers took the best parts of Ford's modular overhead-cam engine line for a new lump ...

“While many know that a one-off car was built with a 427 ‘wedge’ Ford engine ... cam version of the FE motor. Since it was impossible to obtain one of those rare engines in time for the ...

Vintage F-Series Ford trucks have never been the first ... and the speed-friendly 390 FE and 302 V-8 engines added later in the production run. Trucks were becoming more car-like, and because ...