The Ford Flathead V8 was the first mass-market V8 and the starting point for uniquely American performance. What's interesting about it is exactly what made it possible—simple and cheap to build—is ...

It seems, for the modern American production car. that the 'L' head engine is a thing of the past. Present design trends indicate that the few remaining flathead engines now in production will be ...

BELLEVIEW - Connie and Jim McConnell were nearly speechless when they found out that none other than "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, drag racing legend, would be rebuilding the flathead engine in their ...

Q: Greg, what changes have to be made to put overhead valves on a flathead engine? Thanks, Dennis “Mike” Scott, Manson, N.C. A: Dennis, the Flathead Fords have really caught on again with hot rodders ...

A highly modified Ardun-Ford 276 overhead-valve V8 crate engine is being offered for sale, highlighting one of the most significant performance evolutions in American hot rodding history. The engine ...

This is a category that is pretty rapidly going away. You'll be hard-pressed to find an overhead valve — also known as a pushrod — engine in anything outside of a General Motors LS/LT V8 or one of ...