It's been over 50 years since the last Ford flathead V-8 was commercially produced in the U.S. It was not your dad's engine—it was ... the flathead also begot HOT ROD magazine, for this ...

For the first few decades of the 20th century, V8 engines were ... monkeys who build rat rods. While hot rodding tastes may change, it seems that the trusty old Ford flathead will never go out ...

The red-letter year for a mass-produced, affordable production V8 was 1932 when Ford developed the ... Despite these disadvantages, the flathead V8 became the engine for hot rodders of the day.

There’s still a lingering debate in the car community over the better engine ... V8. The Flathead might have only had around 80 horsepower, but it exploded in popularity in the 1930s, with Hot ...

Unlike Cadillac’s flathead V8s ... initially built reliable bone stock engines for Early Ford V8 Club members. But his specialty became nostalgia hot-rod motors, topped with venerated go ...

Still, this wasn't enough to hurt Flathead's unmatched hot rod legacy. Ford's MEL engine lacks the legacy of its Flathead V8 ...

Making its debut in 1932 and lasting for two decades on the market before being replaced, Ford’s flathead ... and hot-rod scene, and eventually earned itself a place on Ward’s Best Engines ...

The Ford Flathead V8 was the first mass-market V8 ... which was cheaper than the dual-plane manifolds more common on V8 engines, but could not provide an even mixture to all cylinders.

It's been over 50 years since the last Ford flathead V-8 was commercially produced in the U.S. It was not your Dad's engine-it was your ... the flathead also begot HOT ROD Magazine, for this ...

Chrysler's "HEMI" V8 ... Flathead exploded in popularity in the 1930s and has been credited with inventing the concept of modifying production cars for speed and power, per Hot Rod Magazine. The ...