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 grandfather's. Simple by today's high-tech standards, during its ...

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 ...

Aluminum heads not only look good, there are performance advantages as well. In most cases aluminum heads will raise compression, which helps throttle response. However bumping up the compression on a ...

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 ...

Ford is the company that brought us mass manufacturing and with that, more affordable cars. It's safe to say that company ...

V8s are about as close as you can get to a "default" American engine. The Chevy Small Block V8 is one of the most versatile engines ever produced and it's been swapped into cars and trucks practically ...

Ford Performance has laid out a bold condition to remain in Formula One as it partners with Red Bull Powertrains for the new era of regulations beginning in 2026. Next year marks a big reset in F1, as ...

When the 1932 Ford was introduced, it was all-new and a hot seller. It was the first year of the flathead V8 engine, a $10 option (about $195 in today’s dollars) to the well-established four-cylinder ...

Bigfork resident Lyle Aklested grew his collection of classic cars over the years to a total 120 cars, most of which sat in his Flathead V8 Ford Museum that he opened in 1980. After sharing his ...