Ford Indy DOHC V8: Remembering One of America's Craziest Competition Engines

One of the few race engines developed entirely in-house by Ford, the DOHC (dual overhead camshaft) Indy V8 was a gorgeous-looking engineering masterpiece and a highly successful unit responsible for no less than seven Indy 500 wins. Although a V12 is generally more powerful, a V10 sounds nicer, and a V6 is easier to fit in a cramped engine bay; for most die-hard fans of the internal combustion engine, there's nothing better than a &l... (continue reading...)