Last month we explained how our pal Frank Wallic rebuilt a McCulloch supercharger for his roadster's Flathead. We also stated that we were going to divulge the information we gleaned from our sources.

The V-8 engine Ford released in 1932 was a watershed design. Though only 10 percent larger than its predecessor, it produced 62 percent more power. But that was just the start. Because it produced ...