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Flathead Ford V8 Engine
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Flathead Ford V8 Engine
Pikes Peak and the 1934 Ford
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC): The PPIHC, often referred to as “The Race to the Clouds,” is a time trial auto race to the summit of Pikes Peak, which stands at 14,115 feet above sea level. The course is approximately 12.42 miles long and includes 156 turns, starting at 9,390 feet and climbing to the summit. The challenging terrain, with a combination of gravel, dirt, and paved…
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Why the Ford Flathead V8 Succeeded, and Why It Had to Die - Chris Perkins @Road & Track
The Ford Flathead V8 wasn’t the first V8, but when it debuted in the 1932 Model 18, it brought this brilliant engine configuration to the American masses. Read Chris Perkins at Road and Track on the rise and fall of Henry’s legendary mill
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Why Ford's Flathead V-8 Engine Died - Sean Szymkowski @MotorAuthority
Ford’s famed flathead V-8 was revolutionary when the automaker put the engine into production in 1932. It brought the V-8 to the mass market and ready power to hot rodders for decades to come. But its design would eventually make it outdated. After more than two decades of service, the flathead V-8 was finally laid to rest in 1954 in favor of an overhead-valve design. Why did Ford kill the…
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Turn-Key Engines From H&H Flatheads
H&H Flatheads is known for being “your one stop shop for all your vintage motor needs”. We offer a variety of Ford Flathead V-8 and Lincoln V-12 speed equipment from various manufactures. We also own vintage speed brands, Austin Speed Equipment, Dixon, Navarro Racing Equipment, Sharp Speed & Power Equipment, and Wilson & Woods, all of which are casted, and machined in the USA. If you’re looking…
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Driving Tour Of Elk Island National Park In A Flathead V8 Powered 1932 Ford Roadster! - @StrongsGarage
Excellent content from the guys at Strong’s Garage as always Spring has Sprung in Sunny Alberta so we go for a spin in the Beautiful 1932 Ford Roadster that we just finished at the shop! Come along for a walk around tour of the car and then a Driving Tour of Elk Island National Park.
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1940 FORD V8 ENDURANCE RALLY COUPE DELUXE BY ROYAL KUSTOMS @Bonhams
Having exhausted the alphabet for their different models, and after flirting with model numbers for a few years, Ford in the USA began referring to their cars simply by the model year of the initial design, starting with the 1937 Ford. They produced the car in a range of different body styles; sedan, coupe, convertible, station wagon, pick-up and so on and also in two different trim levels;…
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Metro Detroit hot-rod shop obsesses over Ford’s first V-8 - Chris Stark @Hagerty
Metro Detroit hot-rod shop obsesses over Ford’s first V-8© Provided by Hagerty Media If the matte black Cadillac hearse hadn’t been parked outside the row of beige concrete and brick buildings, it would have been easy to miss Brothers Custom Automotive, a mecca of hot rods, customs, and Ford flathead V-8s in an industrial park in suburban Detroit. Rosie the shop cat, who presides over the front…
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