One of the most notable and obvious characteristics of a Flathead V8, or any Flathead-design engine, is the absence of tall cylinder heads on top of the engine block. The combustion chamber is ...

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 ...

For the first few decades of the 20th century, V8 engines were finicky ... that in 1932 with the introduction of the 221 cubic inch flathead V8. Almost immediately upon its introduction, gearheads ...

Although Hudson has been defunct for over half a century, its Twin H-Power straight-6 engine is a NASCAR legend. This 5.0-liter straight-6 flathead engine could be tuned to produce up to 210 ...