Also, the car would be a perfect testbed for Motor City Flathead ... new cast aluminum block that’s finished to 339ci, just a couple more cubes than the later version of Ford’s block.

Ford's first Flathead—a 3.6-liter 221 cubic-inch ... is the absence of tall cylinder heads on top of the engine block. The combustion chamber is within the block itself, and the intake and ...

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 ...

Making its debut in 1932 and lasting for two decades on the market before being replaced, Ford’s flathead V8 family of engines has a place of pride in the history of the company and automotive ...

The party will also honor the famous Ford Flathead engine. When it debuted, the Deuce cost just $500 and was considered pretty revolutionary. Since then, as Ford puts it, they have been "modified ...