But if you want to put a smile on his wide, grizzled face, ask him about the engine that put him on the map: the flathead ...

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 ...

The "shoebox" was a big hit, selling more than 2.5 million units through 1951 and helping Ford bounce back from the financially difficult post-WWI2 period.

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 ...