Henry Ford liked his engines to warm up quickly in the Michigan winters, but it was not a plus in hot weather. Steadily improved through 1953, with millions produced, the flathead achieved ...

It is possible to create simpler engines than the Ford Flathead, but there is something ... habits when working on cars is not putting tools in my pockets, because that’s how I tend to lose ...

You've never seen another flathead like the ... The Koul Tools client list includes companies like NASA, Boeing, Lockheed, NASCAR, Tesla, and Ford. In his spare time, he has assembled an eclectic ...

Ford’s Flathead was somewhat complex with ... would limit or even kill the ability to modify the engine. But in the end, EFI gave them the tools to achieve today’s insane levels of performance ...

So the engine was compromised to meet mad old Ford's design ideals, but it was still an amazingly simple engine, particularly with that flathead layout of valves next to the cylinder with a flat ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Ford flathead V8 is perhaps the most iconic V8 engine ever built. Its launch marked the beginning of affordable V8s in America, and ultimately helped spawn hot rod culture. Here's a gorgeous ...

In the 1950s, Ford's original V8 engine was long overdue for a redesign. Although the iconic Flathead V8 design boomed in popularity upon debuting in the '30s and became a Hot Rod staple ...

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.

Some engines have even become mythical for their flirtation with the aftermarket. And it all started with Ford's Flathead V8. Designed as a more affordable V8 for the masses, the Flathead ...