Even if you're not all that familiar with pre-war American engines, most modern American gearheads have at least heard of the Ford flathead V8. If you have heard of it, you're probably conditioned to ...

The Ford flathead V-8 engine changed hot-rodding forever. When introduced in 1932, the 221ci engine put out only 65 bhp, and even at the end of its production life in 1953 the larger Ford 239ci ...

The Ford Flathead V8 wasn't the first V8, but when it debuted in the 1932 Model 18, it brought this brilliant engine configuration to the American masses. With a simple design featuring a flat ...

Ford's famed flathead V-8 was revolutionary when the automaker put the engine into production in 1932. It brought the V-8 to the mass market and ready power to hot rodders for decades to come. But its ...

In the seven-decade story of America's most iconic sports car, the late 1970s are something of a black hole period. A time when primitive emissions restriction equipment in the wake of the 1973 oil ...

Making its debut in 1932 and lasting for two decades on the market before being replaced, Ford’s flathead V8 family of engines has a place of pride in the history of the company and automotive history ...

Just about every gearhead knows that the 1932 Ford is significant for one major step forward for budget-minded car buyers: a V8 engine in a non-luxury car. The Ford flathead V8 made its introduction ...

Henry Ford may be best known as the founder of one of the largest American car companies as well as the first to introduce assembly lines for mass production of vehicles. In the 75 years since Machine ...