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 ...

Hot rodders, moonshiners, and NASCAR owe a tremendous debt to this powerplant. Named for its distinctive flat cylinder head design, the flathead V8 went into production in 1932. It stayed on the ...

In 1932, the Ford flathead V8 put eight cylinders in a car that cost less than $500 to start. Before that, the closest V8 on the market came in a LaSalle that cost about four times as much. Ford ...

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Pop into the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan and you'll see plenty of interesting cars, but you may not be expecting to stumble upon one of the rarest Ford engines in ...

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 ...

The 1930s brought many innovations to the automobile market. Cars became safer, more comfortable, and more powerful. Carmakers also began adopting aerodynamic designs. In 1934, the Chrysler Airflow ...

The Olson V8 Flathead cruiser has a 2,228cc, eight-cylinder engine ...

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