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 Flathead V8s are of archetypal importance to the hot-rodding community, even though they were never that powerful by today’s standards. They gave Regular Joes access to relatively high ...

Three common combustion engine valvetrain designs are flathead, overhead valve (OHV), and overhead cam (OHC). Many older cars have engines with flathead or overhead valves, and these designs also tend ...