Flathead-powered hot rods continued to be popular throughout the 20th century. Even with the rise of the arguably superior small block Chevy and Ford 351 mills, hot rodders kept shoving flatheads ...

Ford’s mass production of the flathead opened up racing to a whole ... 150 mph on the dry lakes and graced the fourth cover of Hot Rod magazine in April, 1948. Hilborn continued to modify ...

Contrary to popular belief, the Ford Flathead V8 was not the first engine ... but it exploded in popularity in the 1930s, with Hot Rod Magazine crediting it for inventing the concept of modifying ...

It also became a staple of the car modification and hot-rod scene, and eventually earned ... cars to be powered by engines from Ford's flathead V8 family over the years. Items are listed in ...