10 Epic—and Epically Named—Engines from When Detroit Ruled the World

May 13, 2015 | News

Detroit has never been stingy with superlatives. As we've been reminded by Mad Men, marketing guys called the shots in the postwar era, and they slapped hyperbolic and animated tags on everything in Motown, including some pretty mighty engines. The good times rolled right up until the mid-1970s, when the first oil-crunch and inexpensive imports co-conspired to take some of the shine off Detroit's enthusiasm. Despite this, a few select nameplates have endured, and they're sure to bubble to the top of conversation whenever and wherever matters of horsepower are discussed. Here's our list of the top 10 engines—and names—from an era when the engineering inside was worthy of the hyperbole plastered on the outside.

—–<img width="150" height="150" src="http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Ford-428-Cobra-Jet-150×150.jpg" alt="Created by mating a production 428 FE block with 427 low-riser heads, a 390 GT cam, 10.6:1 compression pistons, and a cast-iron version of …read more

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