From dry-lake hot rods to modern track-day missiles, a handful of American V8s have earned near-religious status among gearheads. These engines did more than make power, they reshaped racing, ...

Since debuting the much-celebrated Ford flathead V8 in 1932, the Blue Oval has become synonymous with building exciting, high-displacement V8 engines with monstrous power and torque. But times have ...

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 ...

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 ...

This 1939 3-tonne FORD flathead V8 needs a bit of tender, loving care to get it running again. Photo / Catherine Fry From milking cows to moving earth, Ōtorohanga’s Bryan and Viv Southall have carved ...

Jon Hall is a diehard hot rodder with not only a long list of hot rods, customs, and street rods, but he’s also the owner of Shadow Rods and Motor City Flatheads, companies that produce stamped steel ...