By the end of WWII, Ford's flathead had been on the market in one ... flathead stocks began to dry up as they wore out or were blown up by enthusiastic gearheads, and they were superseded by ...

While the Small Block Chevy may be the most tunable and the Chrysler HEMI the most powerful, Ford’s Flathead V8 engine has been around for nearly a century and is the grandfather of every V8 ...