How Ford's Flathead V8 Engine Works, And Why It Disappeared In 1932 Ford introduced the mass market to V8 engines, sticking a ...

In 1932, Henry Ford, the acknowledged all-time master of automotive mass production, dealt his competitors a severe blow and elevated the standard of middle-class transportation by introducing his new ...

These are ten of the most influential engines in automotive history. Each one of them made waves for rather different reasons ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

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 ...

The Shadow Rods team got busy on the chassis, choosing their stamped ’32 front rails combined with their stock style ’33 Ford rear rails welded together. The front rails have a reduced taper to the ...

Ford established itself as a market force when it introduced the Model T in 1908. The country's first mass-produced car stayed in production through 1927 and sold more than 15 million units. The ...

Or engines that brands made famous. It's hard to tell sometimes.