Jon Hall and Motor City Flatheads built a ’33 Ford to serve as a show-car testbed for their new all-aluminum Flathead V-8 ...

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 ...

Also, since the exhaust valves are inside the block, temperatures would be higher than other forms of power generation, ...

Unlike the Flathead V8, the MEL is an overhead camshaft engine. However, Ford machined the block deck at a 10-degree angle, while the head stayed flat, resulting in a weird, wedge-shaped ...

the easier and more durable design was to place two pumps directly into the front of the block. (Fewer gaskets, seals, and hardware.) Heck, the whole thing is only held together with a few dozen bolts ...

Spend some time with as we discuss the process of rebuilding a Ford Flathead V-8 engine that was sourced during our Swap to Street 100-hour build of a 1946 Ford pickup at the 2015 Hershey Swap Meet.