While the Small Block Chevy may be the most tunable and the Chrysler HEMI the most powerful, Ford’s Flathead V8 engine has been around for nearly a century and is the grandfather of every V8 ...

Starting in 1932 with the Flathead V8 in the ... ll almost inevitably find a V8 of some persuasion. While Ford has recently focused on four and six-cylinder engines — even in a supercar like ...

The engine was introduced to the British market in 1935; unlike the 221 cubic-inch blocks it's based on, Ford's 136 Flathead (coded the V8-74 but commonly referred to as the V8-60) used cast iron ...