It was considered a major breakthrough when Ford launched its Flathead V8 engine in 1932. Up until that point, V8 engines were expensive and limited to just luxury cars, but Henry Ford wanted one that ...

For the first few decades of the 20th century, V8 engines were finicky, expensive things reserved for low-production luxury cars. Fancy pants Cadillacs and LaSalles were powered by V8s, while more ...

Since debuting the much-celebrated Ford flathead V8 in 1932, the Blue Oval has become synonymous with building exciting, high-displacement V8 engines with monstrous power and torque. But times have ...