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 ...

Hidden behind a metal container. Engulfed by vegetation. Sitting under a layer of dust. This is how the 1951 Ford Custom Victoria with a flathead V8 can be described. With no owner to consider ...

Ford is the company that brought us mass manufacturing and with that, more affordable cars. It's safe to say that company ...

Jiggler. From a bygone era full of familiar speed-equipment companies specializing in Ford flatheads, one manufacturer who's rarely remembered is Texan T. Noah "Tiny" Smith Jr., developer of a unique ...

You wouldn't think that Richard Bellgardt's request was that unusual. Richard drives a '49 Ford F1 pickup, mostly stock, and Flathead powered. He isn't interested in wild modifications. He just wanted ...