Flathead-powered hot rods continued to be popular throughout the 20th century. Even with the rise of the arguably superior small block Chevy and Ford 351 mills, hot rodders kept shoving flatheads ...

Contrary to popular belief, the Ford Flathead V8 was not the first engine ... but it exploded in popularity in the 1930s, with Hot Rod Magazine crediting it for inventing the concept of modifying ...

Ford’s mass production of the flathead opened up racing to a whole ... 150 mph on the dry lakes and graced the fourth cover of Hot Rod magazine in April, 1948. Hilborn continued to modify ...