Owner: Fred Shea of Kingston Twp. “The car has been in my family for generations,” Shea says. “It was originally purchased for use on my family farm. I took ownership of it in the 1980s, partly ...

Produced from 1947 for the 1948 model year through 1952, the original F-Series line was offered with the venerable flathead engine. Named after the flat cylinder head, the side-valve V8 was replaced ...

Once Americans were hooked on the 85-hp Ford flathead, there was no going back. Ford actually launched a 136-cubic-inch ...

How Ford's Flathead V8 Engine Works, And Why It Disappeared In 1932 Ford introduced the mass market to V8 engines, sticking a 3.6L flathead V8 producing a terrifying 65 horsepower in the Model 18. The ...

You know, even though the Ford Flathead story is an old one, there never seems to be a shortage of fresh ears and curiosity regarding the subject. Surprisingly, though I've been a diehard traditional ...

Henry Ford's famous flathead engine may not be the king of the hill anymore, but it's still a member in good standing of the powerplant gang. After 40 years of durable road use and countless racing ...

V8s are about as close as you can get to a "default" American engine. The Chevy Small Block V8 is one of the most versatile engines ever produced and it's been swapped into cars and trucks practically ...