Ford changed all of that in 1932 with the introduction of the 221 cubic inch flathead V8. Almost immediately upon its ...

The Ford Flathead V8 In Numbers The Model 18 was the very first Ford model ... Ford’s F-Series trucks have been an important element of the American car market for decades; to this day, the ...

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 ...

Scarcer still are clean-sheet V8 designs. But bucking modern trends, Ford has created an all-new big-block gasoline unit for use in heavy trucks ... the venerable flathead that was introduced ...

It's in that spirit that Burroughs built his 1928 Ford Model A. Today, hotrodding has a pretty staid definition. Take one classic American car, add one classic American V8, sprinkle with tire ...