It's not uncommon for cars that are in one way or another important for the automotive industry to pop up on the auction block from time to time. Whether they marked the beginning of an important ...

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 ...

We recently completed hopping-up the 59AB Flathead V-8 in our 1936 Ford Phaeton. We are more than pleased with the motor but we quickly realized a motor this nice requires a better transmission. The ...

AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) — Under the sweltering heat and humidity, classic car aficionados chatted and reconnected in Auburn while showcasing an important era of America’s automotive history. Members of ...

Hidden behind a metal container. Engulfed by vegetation. Sitting under a layer of dust. This is how the 1951 Ford Custom Victoria with a flathead V8 can be described. With no owner to consider ...

Rain showers, perhaps heavy at times, continue to move east into the region through the morning, with a few scattered chances in the afternoon and evening too.

If you're like the average petrolhead, the notion of a V8 engine likely first brings to mind large-displacement and big-power made famous by many of the iconic big block engines from the likes of GM, ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

From dry-lake hot rods to modern track-day missiles, a handful of American V8s have earned near-religious status among ...