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 ...

Since debuting the much-celebrated Ford flathead V8 in 1932 ... Both Ford Chassis Cab V8 engines work hand-in-hand with a 10-speed automatic transmission. The E-Series Cutaway, meanwhile, has ...

Ford made the vee-shaped engine popular with the Flathead V8 option for the Model B in 1933, which cost just $10 more than the four-cylinder engine ($240 in today's money). Ford may have crossed ...