I n 1932, the Ford Flathead V8 helped establish the car customization industry. The 427 in the Ford GT40 beat Ferrari at the Le Mans 24-Hour race in the Sixties. Now, the 800-hp, supercharged ...

The Ford Flathead V8 was the first mass-market V8 and the starting point for uniquely American performance. What’s interesting about it is exactly what made it possible—simple and cheap to ...

Being the first V8 to be mass-produced, the '32 Ford found fame in all walks of life. Bonnie and Clyde used it to outrun the cops after each bank robbery, prompting them to write Henry Ford ...

Bury has replaced the original engine with a 1939 Ford flathead V8. “Back in those days, you could go down to the wrecking yard and buy an engine for $25. I put hydraulic brakes on it from a ...

It wasn't the first automotive V8 — that was either Rolls-Royce's extremely limited-edition 3.5-liter engine from 1905 or, arguably Leon Levavasseur's Antoinette V8.

The Ford Flathead V8 wasn't the first V8, but when it debuted in the 1932 Model 18, it brought this brilliant engine configuration to the American masses.With a simple design featuring a flat ...

Ford Flathead V8s are of archetypal importance to the hot-rodding community, ... Whipple-Blown 7.3L Ford V8 Roars Past 1,650 HP Whipple-Blown 7.3L Ford V8 Roars Past 1,650 HP.

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 Flathead V8 Rebuild Time-Lapse Is Beautiful.

Ford solved most of the flathead’s ills over time, upgrading ignition, redesigning water pumps, refining carburetion and boosting displacement—to 239 cid and on to 255 cid in the ’49-53 Mercury.