While it’s not without its flaws, the Ford flathead V-8 marked a significant ... mph on the dry lakes and graced the fourth cover of Hot Rod magazine in April, 1948. Hilborn continued to modify ...

Flathead Engines Only: Vintage ’50s-Style Hot Rod Drag Racing in Maine The Pinetree Jamboree resurrects nostalgic heads-up flathead racing at one of New England’s oldest surviving historic ...