This Ford Thunderbird from 1957 is currently on auction and has been reworked by race car driver-turned builder Chuck Daigh ...

When the Y-Block V8 debuted in 1954, it boasted a long list of improvements over its predecessor. It was not only more powerful than Ford's previous Flathead V8, but was also significantly more rigid.

The Corvette sold poorly its first two years, but then along came the Ford Thunderbird, and General Motors got its ...

Ford's effort to catch up with competitors in the overhead-valve V8 sweepstakes hit the market in 1954 and was called the "Y-Block." That's in reference to the engine block's deep skirting surrounding ...

Some seven decades ago, Ford Motor Company veered away from the old ways of automobile engineering and ditched the flathead engine. In active service since 1932, the venerable V8 was – rather ...

This 1954 Ford Crestline Sunliner comes with a Y-block V8, a fresh top, and automotive tales of the past times. The convertible with a short-lived glory in the 1950s looks better now than it did the ...

It was considered a major breakthrough when Ford launched its Flathead V8 engine in 1932. Up until that point, V8 engines were expensive and limited to just luxury cars, but Henry Ford wanted one that ...