We look at 10 commonly held beliefs about the Ford flathead V-8 engine. Are they facts or are they fiction? A flathead Ford expert gives us the answers! The following Ford flathead facts were told to ...

It was considered a major breakthrough when Ford launched its Flathead V8 engine in 1932. Up until that point, V8 engines were expensive and limited to just luxury cars, but Henry Ford wanted one that ...

Owner: Fred Shea of Kingston Twp. “The car has been in my family for generations,” Shea says. “It was originally purchased for use on my family farm. I took ownership of it in the 1980s, partly ...

Henry Ford's famous flathead engine may not be the king of the hill anymore, but it's still a member in good standing of the powerplant gang. After 40 years of durable road use and countless racing ...

When the Y-Block V8 debuted in 1954, it boasted a long list of improvements over its predecessor. It was not only more powerful than Ford's previous Flathead V8, but was also significantly more rigid.