The Ford flathead V-8 engine changed hot-rodding forever. When introduced in 1932, the 221ci engine put out only 65 bhp, and even at the end of its production life in 1953 the larger Ford 239ci ...

Shades of HRM's April 1956 cover, except this is H. Bob McKray and not Sonny Francisco's husband, Don. Last month we compared the internal and external elements that constitute a snull-block Choy with ...

When people start talking about the early days of hot rod competition, they usually don't stray too far from the subject of dry lakes and, occasionally, early drag racing. Even though track roadsters ...

It was considered a major breakthrough when Ford launched its Flathead V8 engine in 1932. Up until that point, V8 engines were expensive and limited to just luxury cars, but Henry Ford wanted one that ...