It's not uncommon for cars that are in one way or another important for the automotive industry to pop up on the auction block from time to time. Whether they marked the beginning of an important ...

It was considered a major breakthrough when Ford launched its Flathead V8 engine in 1932. Up until that point, V8 engines were expensive and limited to just luxury cars, but Henry Ford wanted one that ...

Given the fact that the first Ford Flathead engine was produced 77 years ago, and hot rodders have been tweaking them since day one, it would seem we would have learned everything there is to know ...

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 build—is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thanks to the success of the Model T, the Ford Motor Company has been sending an array of engines into the world powering cars, trucks, tractors, and even airplanes. Early innovations in designing ...