Ford’s flathead V-8, ... Ford offered flatheads for sale as stand-alone units as well. Engines were so cheap and plentiful ...

Ford solved most of the flathead’s ills over time, upgrading ignition, redesigning water pumps, refining carburetion and boosting displacement—to 239 cid and on to 255 cid in the ’49-53 Mercury.

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 ...

The mighty V8 engine is still exceptionally popular despite being century-old tech. Here's why Ford's Flathead V8 is the granddaddy of them all.

The Flathead may be notorious for cooling problems, but it is just another motor, except for a couple of unique features. We will be referring to the 8BA (1949-53) and 59AB (1938-48).

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 ...

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.

Ford's flathead V-8, the engine that gave birth to hot-rodding, is back in vogue, and here's everything you need to know about it. News. Reviews. Buyer's Guide. Magazines. The Future ...

Boosted Ford Flathead V8 Makes 722 HP With Rare Ardun Swap. ... It’s a land-speed racing engine that just so happens to run a Procharger F1-R centrifugal blower and a unique Ardun overhead valve ...

Starting life in 1932, the venerable Ford flathead V8 engine was refined and updated until its overhead valve successor filled its spot under the hoods of Ford passenger cars in 1954.

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 ...