Ford's flathead V8 is still a go-to choice in certain segments of the hot rodding scene. This is especially true with builders who prefer more traditional hot rod styles, or the wild-eyed grease ...

Introduced in 1932, Ford's Flathead V8 became popular with hot rodders for ... these small block V8s of the past have become valued by hot rod builders as inexpensive yet powerful power plants ...

18 years after the Cadillac L-Head V8. The Flathead might have only had around 80 horsepower, but it exploded in popularity in the 1930s, with Hot Rod Magazine crediting it for inventing the ...

Making its debut in 1932 and lasting for two decades on the market before being replaced, Ford’s flathead V8 family ... of the car modification and hot-rod scene, and eventually earned itself ...