EIGHT-BARREL SHOTGUN

摘要

In the early 1960s, Ford had seen the ascent of the Chrysler Hemis in the racing world and was eager to level the playing field, perhaps tilting it in their favor. They put their collective noses to the grindstone and delivered one of the most aggressive engines of the era with the FE-based 427 Cammer. It was strong enough to bring home NASCAR's manufacturer's title for 1964, but was subsequently banned from competition in 1965. There was a good amount of backroom brawling about the Hemi and the Cammer, and in the end, NASCAR prettyrnmuch said the SOHC engine was too high tech and was never offered in an actual production vehicle, so they effectively banned it. Not willing to take the hit lying down, Ford fought back with a vengeance. In 1969, after carefully reading the NASCAR and NHRA rulebooks, they came up with an engine design that smacked the rest of the racing world square on the nose. The Boss 429 "Shotgun" engine was born.