What is it about Ford's first overhead valve V-8 and our fascination with this red-hot slice of classic American iron? You know it has to be the sound alone with 16 mechanical flat tappets and that ...

Ford Division's first overhead valve V-8, the Y-Block, remains one of the sexiest V-8 engines ever with its perfect symmetry, finned and studded Thunderbird Special valve covers, dual-plane "stacked ...

These big block Blue Oval engines defined an era of American muscle with huge horsepower and performance that dominated drag ...

There are three Y-blocks in the Vintage class this year. If you aren't familiar, think 1950s era V8s found in Thunderbirds and Ford trucks. You can spot a Y-block veteran from the forearm burns ...