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 ...

Ford’s flathead V-8, introduced in the depths of ... He chuckles. “When he got it running, I could hear the tappet noise a half-a-block away.” He chuckles again. “I was ashamed of the ...

In fact, it might have even beat out the longest running nameplate in ... sold in the U.S. The earliest Ford F-Series pickups were powered by a flathead V8. Over the years, engine upgrades have ...