In the case of the Ford 4.6 Modular V8, ... The late 1980s and early 90s were a transformative period for the cars driving on America's interstates.

Built upon the versatile and robust For Panther Platform, the Lincoln Town Car received a major power upgrade in 1991 when its pushrod-driven Windsor 5.0 V8 was replaced with the new Modular 4.6 ...

The 4.6 Modular three-valve was far more than the same two-valve engine you'd find in a Crown Victoria or Econoline van mildly breathed on with new tech. It's a bespoke re-engineered performance ...

The next Mustang wouldn't get Ford's new modular V-8s—slated to debut on the 1991 Lincoln Town Car—at launch, either. Instead, the 4.9-liter V-8 would truck along with a minor power bump, from ...