Ford MEL (1958 To 1967) Ford's MEL engine lacks the legacy of its Flathead V8 predecessor. However, it was a much better engine, designed for luxury sub-brands Mercury, Edsel, and Lincoln.

The big V8 is often associated with excessive American muscle, but refined variations have played roles in interesting cars ...

Everything from the 2025 Ford Chassis Cab F-350 to the F-450, F-550, and F-600 comes standard with a 7.3-liter V8 engine that delivers 430 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque with regular octane 87.

It's been over 50 years since the last Ford flathead V-8 was commercially produced in the U.S. It was not your dad's engine—it was your grandfather's. Simple by today's high-tech standards ...

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 ...

By the mid '50s, as the Flathead's popularity began to fade, Navarro offered a four-barrel "Duo-Duplex" manifold for the '49-53 Ford and Mercury V-8s that used a then-contemporary '55 Thunderbird ...

In fact, the first 221-cubic inch (3.6-liter) iterations of this engine made less than 70 horsepower stock back in the early 1930s, and it'd never make more than 110 horsepower from the factory.

This 1950 Ford Flathead replica, a speed record holder, is now selling with accessories to form a race team.

These massive V8 engines are the largest ever built, delivering extreme displacement and raw power in both production and ...