Some engines have even become mythical for their flirtation with the aftermarket. And it all started with Ford's Flathead V8. Designed as a more affordable V8 for the masses, the Flathead quickly ...

While the Small Block Chevy may be the most tunable and the Chrysler HEMI the most powerful, Ford’s Flathead V8 engine has been around for nearly a century and is the grandfather of every V8 ...

Since debuting the much-celebrated Ford flathead V8 in 1932, the Blue Oval has become synonymous with building exciting, high ...

Ford made the vee-shaped engine popular with the Flathead V8 option for the Model B in 1933, which cost just $10 more than the four-cylinder engine ($240 in today's money). Ford may have crossed ...

By 1956, Ford had dropped the famous flathead V8 engine and offered three versions of the larger “Y” block overhead valve engine with horsepower up 167. The standard transmission was a three ...