the flathead Ford underwent three major evolutionary changes. The first design, '32-through-early-'38 engines had only 21 cylinder-head studs and until mid-1936 even used poured Babbitt main bearings.

In 1933, new aluminum cylinder heads and redesigned pistons ... thereby using a different front cover). Ford's last version of the Flathead was the 1949-53 design (through '54 in Canada).

the cylinder heads are flat as a pancake, hence the nickname “flathead.” At its launch in 1932, with 65 hp (Chevy’s six had 60 hp), Ford’s 221-cid V8 made national headlines, but it was ...

Ford changed all of that in 1932 with the ... to superchargers and even overhead valve conversion cylinder heads. If you had a flathead in the 30s and wanted to make it go real fast, the world ...

The Ford Flathead V8 wasn't the first V8 ... With a simple design featuring a flat cylinder head (hence the name) that placed intake and exhaust valves next to the cylinder, this V8 was incredibly ...

It started by taking a Ford flathead V8 removed from land speed racer ... It was fitted with a set of Ardun heads, which allowed for a more sophisticated overhead valve arrangement for more ...

Ford Flathead V8s are of archetypal importance to ... the most interesting part of the build as only 200-250 sets of Ardun heads are believed to have been made. Whereas the most output a stock ...

The Ford Flathead V8 was the first mass-market V8 and ... layout of valves next to the cylinder with a flat cylinder head not carrying any valves above them both. But it's exactly that layout ...

The Ford flathead V-8 engine changed hot-rodding forever ... See All 14 Photos Initially, the OHV Ardun heads were problematic, as they were very heavy, very large, and very expensive, thanks ...

Ford's 136 Flathead (coded the V8-74 but commonly referred to as the V8-60) used cast iron heads instead of aluminum ones.

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 ...

But because the cylinder heads are flat, the motor is known generically as a flathead. The Ford V-8 debuted in March 1932 in the all-new Ford Model 18, producing 65 horsepower. To put that number ...