Also, the car would be a perfect testbed for Motor City Flathead’s upcoming ... cubes than the later version of Ford’s block. The heads are also cast aluminum, which saves over 100 pounds ...

And it all started with Ford's Flathead V8. Designed as a more affordable ... Furthermore, the aluminum block was designed with webbing, which significantly cut weight, while also making it ...

unlike the 221 cubic-inch blocks it's based on, Ford's 136 Flathead (coded the V8-74 but commonly referred to as the V8-60) used cast iron heads instead of aluminum ones. Additionally, the 221 ...

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 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 ...