further limiting the Flathead's potential. Regardless, Ford thought it would be an optimal base for a European economy car. Henry Ford's Model T changed the world of transportation for good.

There’s still a lingering debate in the car community over the better engine ... tunable and the Chrysler HEMI the most powerful, Ford’s Flathead V8 engine has been around for nearly a century ...

Over the years, he has built a talented team of engineers, designers and craftsmen who create products for the hot-rodding hobbyist, and they also build cars ... their stock style ’33 Ford ...

The converted cars were dubbed AV8s. In 1934, Ford reclaimed ... game by boring out the flathead to 239 cubic inches and bumping up the compression to 6.75:1. The stock engine was now rated ...