Our friends at Hagerty Insurance spent six grueling days rebuilding a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Flathead V-8 that they bought at the Hershey Swap Meet last year. Fortunately for us, they've ...
The Ford flathead has become an icon of early American motoring and now you can enjoy its beautiful simplicity with this time-lapse video. Ford’s “flatty V-8” comes from a time when mass-produced cars ...
Everyone knows it's a lot of work to rebuild an engine. That's not really up for debate. But for anyone who's never actually rebuilt an engine themselves, under it could be easy to underestimate just ...
We feel this one belongs in the second category. One which sees this humble and iconic 1946 Ford Pickup's flathead V8 restored to better than new condition. This series of Ford pickup trucks had a ...
You know, even though the Ford Flathead story is an old one, there never seems to be a shortage of fresh ears and curiosity regarding the subject. Surprisingly, though I've been a diehard traditional ...
The Ford Flathead V8 was the first mass-market V8 and the starting point for uniquely American performance. What's interesting about it is exactly what made it possible—simple and cheap to build—is ...
We’ve seen a Chrysler Hemi, a Ford Flathead and a Volkswagen flat-four go under the wrench. Now, the folks at Hagerty have filmed the rebuild of a small-block Ford ...
It's been over 50 years since the last Ford flathead V-8 was commercially produced in the U.S. It was not your dad's engine—it was your grandfather's. Simple by today's high-tech standards, during its ...
A lot of energy has gone into making small-block Fords perform better during the past 44 years. Those first small-block Fords-the 221 and the 260 Fairlane V-8s from 1962-were fairly tame with an ...
The Ford flathead V8 is perhaps the most iconic V8 engine ever built. Its launch marked the beginning of affordable V8s in America, and ultimately helped spawn hot rod culture. Here's a gorgeous time ...
Everyone knows it's a lot of work to rebuild an engine. That's not really up for debate. But for anyone who's never actually rebuilt an engine themselves, under it could be easy to underestimate just ...
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