Blown Flathead V8 Fires Up On The Dyno For The First Time. Watch a supercharged Flathead V8 fire up on the dyno for the first ...

Hot rodders, moonshiners, and NASCAR owe a tremendous debt to this powerplant. Named for its distinctive flat cylinder head design, the flathead V8 went into production in 1932. It stayed on the ...

A classic Mercury M-47 pickup with a Flathead V8, three-speed manual, and a restored two-tone finish is heading across the ...

Produced from 1947 for the 1948 model year through 1952, the original F-Series line was offered with the venerable flathead engine. Named after the flat cylinder head, the side-valve V8 was replaced ...

A Flathead V8 Screaming To 5300 RPM On The Dyno. Hear a classic Flathead V8 come alive on the dyno and scream its way to an ...

Ford's famed flathead V-8 was revolutionary when the automaker put the engine into production in 1932. It brought the V-8 to the mass market and ready power to hot rodders for decades to come. But its ...

Read my expert take on a 1939 Ford Deluxe Coupe. Offenhauser-upgraded Flathead, C4 automatic, and priced right in the middle of the restomod market. Is it worth pulling the trigger? A restomod done ...

Retaining the vintage vibe on a hot rod you really want to pile the miles on can lead to compromises. Old engines and speed parts that have the look you want may not perform the way you expect during ...

The Ford flathead has become an icon of early American motoring and now you can enjoy its beautiful simplicity with this time-lapse video. Ford’s “flatty V-8” comes from a time when mass-produced cars ...

The 1930s brought many innovations to the automobile market. Cars became safer, more comfortable, and more powerful. Carmakers also began adopting aerodynamic designs. In 1934, the Chrysler Airflow ...