In the early and mid-2000s, Ford came out with a series of V10-powered show cars that presaged a new, twin-cam engine from the automaker. The Shelby Cobra and GR-1 and the Ford 427 concepts showed that the Blue Oval was serious about building a world-class performance motor that could be as sporty and aggressive as it was aspirational and luxurious. But the 40-valve V10 never happened until one insane enterprising YouTube channel decided to build its own from a Ford Triton V10 and a custom top end. Better still, the engine Ford should’ve built also ended up in the car it should’ve built: a customized rear-wheel-drive Lincoln Continental.
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