Some people are dedicated to fixing things, and thanks to one shop, there’s one more Flathead Mercury V-8 headed into a car ...

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 ...

Ford changed all of that in 1932 with the introduction of the 221 cubic inch flathead V8. Almost immediately upon its introduction, gearheads were racing Fords powered by the new flathead V8.

Although Hudson has been defunct for over half a century, its Twin H-Power straight-6 engine is a NASCAR legend. This 5.0-liter straight-6 flathead engine could be tuned to produce up to 210 ...