Fancy pants Cadillacs and LaSalles were powered by V8s, while more proletarian vehicles like Ford's Model A and ... valve conversion cylinder heads. If you had a flathead in the 30s and wanted ...

the Ford flathead V8 - named after the flat shape of its cylinder head, with its valves upside down beside the pistons in the V like one half of a T-head - has powered countless models ...

While it’s not without its flaws, the Ford flathead V-8 marked a significant ... and designed his first cast aluminum cylinder head for flathead V-8s. Also in 1946, Edelbrock created its first ...

There’s still a lingering debate in the car community over the better engine to use in a car: small-block V8s or big-block V8s. While the Small Block Chevy may be the most tunable and the ...